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Stocks Info
Ecolab, Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Basic Materials sector while operating in the Specialty Chemicals industry. The current market capitalization of Ecolab, Inc is $76.21B. A total of 0.98 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.21M 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 reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Ecolab, Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.52, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.94%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.93.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ECL has a high of $274.17 and a low of $221.62.
As of this writing, ECL has an earnings estimate of $2.07 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 20.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.12 per share and a lower estimate of $2.02. The company reported an EPS of $1.83 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future 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
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock.
