AMI Asset Management Corp Has $28.86 Million Stock Holdings in Ecolab Inc. $ECL

AMI Asset Management Corp cut its holdings in Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) by 5.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 107,114 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 5,920 shares during the quarter. Ecolab comprises 1.6% of AMI Asset Management Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest position. AMI Asset Management Corp’s holdings in Ecolab were worth $28,861,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Pure Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Ecolab by 14.1% in the 2nd quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,120 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $302,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its position in Ecolab by 8.7% during the 2nd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 534,288 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $143,959,000 after acquiring an additional 42,790 shares during the last quarter. BSW Wealth Partners acquired a new position in Ecolab during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $257,000. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp acquired a new position in Ecolab during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $209,000. Finally, Liberty Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Ecolab by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Liberty Capital Management Inc. now owns 22,238 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $5,992,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. 74.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ecolab Stock Down 1.5%

ECL opened at $269.83 on Thursday. Ecolab Inc. has a 1-year low of $221.62 and a 1-year high of $286.04. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $272.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $261.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The stock has a market cap of $76.53 billion, a PE ratio of 36.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.09.

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by ($0.01). Ecolab had a net margin of 13.59% and a return on equity of 22.52%. The business had revenue of $4.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.03 billion. Ecolab has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.020-2.120 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.420-7.620 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Ecolab Inc. will post 7.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Ecolab Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be issued a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 16th. Ecolab’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ecolab

In other Ecolab news, SVP Jennifer J. Bradway sold 807 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $279.28, for a total value of $225,378.96. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 4,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,208,165.28. This represents a 15.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director David Maclennan acquired 600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $278.51 per share, for a total transaction of $167,106.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 20,253 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,640,663.03. This represents a 3.05% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ECL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Mizuho upped their price target on Ecolab from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. UBS Group upped their price target on Ecolab from $293.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Oppenheimer raised Ecolab to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on Ecolab in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Ecolab from $300.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $292.00.

Ecolab Company Profile

Ecolab Inc provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Global Industrial; Global Institutional & Specialty; and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries.