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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Specialty Chemicals industry segment, falling under the Basic Materials sector. The current market capitalization of Ecolab, Inc. is $72.79B. A total of 0.74 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 959.41K shares.
In the most recent transaction, REICH VICTORIA sold 1,807 shares of ECL for 250.00 per share on Sep 11 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 24,041 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 12 ’24, REICH VICTORIA sold 393 shares at 250.00 per share. ECL shares that Director owns now total 24,041.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Gail Peterson acquired of 20,196 shares on Sep 11 ’24 at a per-share price of $250.70. In another insider transaction, Victoria J. Reich bought 2,200 shares at $249.19 per share on Sep 10 ’24.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Ecolab, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.28, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.89%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 42.91. ECL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 9/17/2024 when it declared a $0.57 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 10/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 7/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 6/18/2024. The ECL stock dividend was $0.57 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ECL has a high of $256.59 and a low of $156.72.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. ECL’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $359.90M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $9.16B in debt and $3.55B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $29.13, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.25B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for ECL is Buy with a score of 3.96.
