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Stocks Info
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 $74.20B. A total of 1.97 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.17M 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
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 $2.36, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.90%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.52. 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.
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 $267.56 and a low of $201.99.
As of this writing, ECL has an earnings estimate of $1.5 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 19.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.53 per share and a lower estimate of $1.47.
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 $30.18, 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 4.04.
