After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
Ecolab, Inc is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Basic Materials sector and is a part of the Specialty Chemicals industry. The current market capitalization of Ecolab, Inc is $75.78B. A total of 1.55 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.20M shares.
Insider Activity
Additionally, investors take into account insider trades when predicting how a stock will perform. During the recent three months, ECL has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
In the most recent transaction, Berger Larry L sold 10,858 shares of ECL for 266.95 per share on Feb 26 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER now owns 15,744 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 25 ’25, Bradway Jennifer J sold 856 shares at 267.37 per share. ECL shares that SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER owns now total 4,140.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Larry L. Berger acquired of 10,858 shares on Feb 26 ’25 at a per-share price of $265.69. In another insider transaction, Jennifer J. Bradway bought 856 shares at $263.81 per share on Feb 25 ’25.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Ecolab, Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.36, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.88%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 36.32. ECL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.97% when it declared a $0.65 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/18/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/17/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.05%. The ECL stock dividend was $0.65 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for ECL in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $290.89 with high estimates of $313.00 and low estimates of $252.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ECL has a high of $273.69 and a low of $217.05.
As of this writing, ECL has an earnings estimate of $1.51 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 20.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.59 per share and a lower estimate of $1.47.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $30.91, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.25B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to 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 4.08.
