At the time of writing, Ecolab, Inc [ECL] stock is trading at $267.25, up 0.09%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The ECL shares have gain 0.91% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.29%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to Outperform on July 30, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $300. On April 21, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $290 on the stock. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but stick to its price target of $230 on April 16, 2025. Redburn Atlantic downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $270 remained the price target by the analyst firm on March 24, 2025. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on January 28, 2025, and upped its price target to $280. In a note dated December 17, 2024, BMO Capital Markets upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $279 to $290.
For the past year, the stock price of Ecolab, Inc fluctuated between $221.62 and $286.04. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $324 within the next 12 months. Ecolab, Inc [NYSE: ECL] shares were valued at $267.25 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 21.23% based on the average ECL price forecast.
Analyzing the ECL fundamentals
According to Ecolab, Inc [NYSE:ECL], the company’s sales were 15.72B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 0.99% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.44% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.24 and Total Capital is 0.14. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.96.
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 265.98 points at the first support level, and at 264.72 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 268.83, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 270.42.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Ecolab, Inc [NYSE:ECL] has a current ratio of 1.44. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.12, while the Cash Ratio is 0.39. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.82, the price to book ratio is 8.13 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.74.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Vautrinot Suzanne M, Director, that happened on Aug 19 ’25 when 1354.0 shares were sold. Director, Vautrinot Suzanne M completed a deal on Aug 19 ’25 to buy 1354.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director MacLennan David bought 600.0 shares on Aug 13 ’25.
