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As of close of business last night, Ecolab, Inc’s stock clocked out at $254.12, up 0.17% from its previous closing price of $253.70. In other words, the price has increased by $0.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.7 million shares were traded. ECL stock price reached its highest trading level at $255.62 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $252.73.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of ECL’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 57.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 39.53. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.95 and its Current Ratio is at 1.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.95 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.86.
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, Morgan Stanley on January 28, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $280 from $263 previously.
On December 17, 2024, BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $279 to $290.
UBS Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on November 04, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $276.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 26 ’25 when Berger Larry L sold 10,858 shares for $266.95 per share. The transaction valued at 2,898,576 led to the insider holds 15,744 shares of the business.
Bradway Jennifer J sold 856 shares of ECL for $228,866 on Feb 25 ’25. The SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER now owns 4,140 shares after completing the transaction at $267.37 per share. On Feb 26 ’25, another insider, Larry L. Berger, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 10,858 shares for $265.69 each.
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 71915192320 and an Enterprise Value of 78303117312. As of this moment, Ecolab,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.85. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.974 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.718.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ECL is 1.15, which has changed by 0.11056721 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ECL has reached a high of $273.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $217.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.72%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that ECL traded 1.32M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1812290 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 283.35M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 253.33M. Insiders hold about 10.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.83% stake in the company. Shares short for ECL as of 1740700800 were 2081275 with a Short Ratio of 1.58, compared to 1738281600 on 2382674. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2081275 and a Short% of Float of 0.8500000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.36, ECL has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.44. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009302326The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.05. The current Payout Ratio is 32.02% for ECL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-18 with an ex-dividend date of 1742256000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2003-06-09 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
