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ECL belongs to the Basic Materials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Specialty Chemicals industry. The current market capitalization of Ecolab, Inc is $69.71B. A total of 1.79 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.00M shares.
In the most recent transaction, GATES WILLIAM H III sold 106,542 shares of ECL for 241.21 per share on Nov 20 ’24. After the transaction, the 10% Owner now owns 29,348,741 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 21 ’24, GATES WILLIAM H III sold 100,000 shares at 242.79 per share. ECL shares that 10% Owner owns now total 29,248,741.
Among the insiders who sold shares, GATES WILLIAM H III disposed of 70,000 shares on Nov 22 ’24 at a per-share price of $245.95. This resulted in the 10% Owner holding 29,178,741 shares of ECL after the transaction. In another insider transaction, GATES WILLIAM H III sold 83,873 shares at $245.96 per share on Nov 18 ’24. Company shares held by the 10% Owner now total 29,534,868.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Ecolab, Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.93, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.19%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 34.53. ECL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.05% when it declared a $0.65 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/17/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/17/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.96%. The ECL stock dividend was $0.57 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ECL has a high of $262.61 and a low of $193.46.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after 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.
