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Ecolab, Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Basic Materials sector while operating in the Specialty Chemicals industry. The current market capitalization of Ecolab, Inc is $70.11B. A total of 0.79 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 907.78K shares.
In the most recent transaction, GATES WILLIAM H III sold 177,892 shares of ECL for 249.40 per share on Nov 13 ’24. After the transaction, the 10% Owner now owns 29,818,741 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 12 ’24, GATES WILLIAM H III sold 126,436 shares at 248.65 per share. ECL shares that 10% Owner owns now total 29,996,633.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Arthur J. Higgins acquired of 2,000 shares on Nov 13 ’24 at a per-share price of $248.31. In another insider transaction, GATES WILLIAM H III sold 89,828 shares at $249.66 per share on Nov 08 ’24. Company shares held by the 10% Owner now total 30,172,811.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Ecolab, Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.28, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.92%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 34.73. 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.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ECL has a high of $262.61 and a low of $181.40.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $30.18, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.25B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
