After Hours
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Specialty Chemicals industry segment. The current market capitalization of Ecolab, Inc is $75.54B. A total of 0.88 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.29M shares.
In the most recent transaction, REICH VICTORIA sold 1,300 shares of ECL for 271.00 per share on Jun 12 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 24,620 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 12 ’25, Victoria J. Reich bought 1,300 shares at 267.94 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Cook Gregory B disposed of 2,234 shares on May 15 ’25 at a per-share price of $253.00. This resulted in the EVP & PRES – INST GROUP holding 9,135 shares of ECL after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Gregory B. Cook bought 2,234 shares at $254.48 per share on May 15 ’25.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Ecolab, Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.52, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.95%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 36.25.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ECL has a high of $273.69 and a low of $220.96.
As of this writing, ECL has an earnings estimate of $1.89 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 20.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.94 per share and a lower estimate of $1.86.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. 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
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 4.00.