At the time of writing, Ecolab, Inc [ECL] stock is trading at $269.01, up 0.48%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ECL shares have gain 0.83% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.08%, and 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 April 21, 2025, when Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $290 for it. Previously, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to Equal Weight on April 16, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $230. On March 24, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $270 on the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $280 on January 28, 2025. BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Outperform and raised its price target to $290 on December 17, 2024. UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on November 04, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $276. In a note dated October 18, 2024, Jefferies upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $235 to $310.
For the past year, the stock price of Ecolab, Inc fluctuated between $220.96 and $274.17. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $268.5 within the next 12 months. Ecolab, Inc [NYSE: ECL] shares were valued at $269.01 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -0.19% based on the average ECL price forecast.
Analyzing the ECL fundamentals
According to Ecolab, Inc [NYSE:ECL], the company’s sales were 15.68B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -1.52% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.44% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, 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 0.24 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.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Ecolab, Inc [NYSE:ECL] has a current ratio of 1.32. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.98, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.25. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.86, the price to book ratio is 8.59 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 36.59.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved REICH VICTORIA, Director, that happened on Jun 12 ’25 when 1300.0 shares were sold. Director, Victoria J. Reich completed a deal on Jun 12 ’25 to buy 1300.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & PRES – INST GROUP Cook Gregory B sold 2234.0 shares on May 15 ’25.
