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After finishing at $252.60 in the prior trading day, Ecolab, Inc (NYSE: ECL) closed at $245.73, down -2.72%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.96 million shares were traded. ECL stock price reached its highest trading level at $251.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $244.62.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ECL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 55.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.73. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.97 and its Current Ratio is at 1.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.96 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.88.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Jefferies on October 18, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $310 from $235 previously.
On August 13, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $270.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on July 31, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $267 to $265.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 31 ’24 when Cascade Investment, L.L.C. (1) bought 856,692 shares for $245.73 per share.
REICH VICTORIA sold 1,807 shares of ECL for $451,750 on Sep 11 ’24. The Director now owns 24,041 shares after completing the transaction at $250.00 per share. On Sep 12 ’24, another insider, REICH VICTORIA, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 393 shares for $250.00 each. As a result, the insider received 98,250 and left with 24,041 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ECL now has a Market Capitalization of 71874297856 and an Enterprise Value of 75903582208. As of this moment, Ecolab,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.45, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 32.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.842 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.395.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ECL has reached a high of $262.61, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $159.15. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.91%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 931.42K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1072740 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 285.45M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 252.90M. Insiders hold about 11.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.19% stake in the company. Shares short for ECL as of 1728950400 were 1861742 with a Short Ratio of 2.00, compared to 1726185600 on 1629370. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1861742 and a Short% of Float of 0.75.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ECL’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.28, compared to 2.28 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009026128The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.05.
