At the time of writing, Ecolab, Inc [ECL] stock is trading at $254.27, up 0.30%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The ECL shares have gain 1.22% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.76%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Ecolab, Inc [NYSE: ECL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 24, 2025, when Redburn Atlantic downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $270 for it. Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight on January 28, 2025, and elevated its price target to $280. On December 17, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $290 on the stock. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $276 on November 04, 2024. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $310 on October 18, 2024. Wells Fargo started tracking with a Overweight rating for this stock on August 13, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $270. In a note dated July 31, 2024, Citigroup upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $267 to $265.
For the past year, the stock price of Ecolab, Inc fluctuated between $217.05 and $273.69. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $282 within the next 12 months. Ecolab, Inc [NYSE: ECL] shares were valued at $254.27 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.91% based on the average ECL price forecast.
Analyzing the ECL fundamentals
According to Ecolab, Inc [NYSE:ECL], the company’s sales were 15.74B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.70% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.43% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.25 and Total Capital is 0.16. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.93.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 251.60 points at the first support level, and at 248.92 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 255.82, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 257.36.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Ecolab, Inc [NYSE:ECL] has a current ratio of 1.26. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.95, and the Cash Ratio is 0.26. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.58, the price to book ratio is 8.23 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 34.49.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Berger Larry L, EVP & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER, that happened on Feb 26 ’25 when 10858.0 shares were sold. SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER, Bradway Jennifer J completed a deal on Feb 25 ’25 to sell 856.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Larry L. Berger bought 10858.0 shares on Feb 26 ’25.
