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 $75.27B. A total of 0.89 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.44M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Cook Gregory B sold 2,234 shares of ECL for 253.00 per share on May 15 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP & PRES – INST GROUP now owns 9,135 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 15 ’25, Gregory B. Cook bought 2,234 shares at 254.48 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, MacLennan David acquired of 500 shares on May 07 ’25 at a per-share price of $251.75. This resulted in the Director holding 19,465 shares of ECL after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Alfano Nicholas J. sold 9,930 shares at $253.75 per share on May 07 ’25. Company shares held by the EVP & PRES – GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL now total 4,708.
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 $2.44, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.92%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 36.11. ECL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.03% when it declared a $0.65 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/17/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/18/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 0.97%. 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. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ECL has a high of $273.69 and a low of $220.96.
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 $31.31, 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 4.04.
