Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 7.420-7.620 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 7.490. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Ecolab also updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 1.840-1.940 EPS.

Ecolab Price Performance

ECL opened at $243.78 on Tuesday. Ecolab has a 52-week low of $219.97 and a 52-week high of $273.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 1.26. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $249.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $247.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $69.14 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.14.

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The basic materials company reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.51 by ($0.01). Ecolab had a return on equity of 22.50% and a net margin of 13.42%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Ecolab will post 7.54 EPS for the current year.

Ecolab Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 18th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.07%. Ecolab’s payout ratio is 35.23%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on ECL shares. Argus raised Ecolab to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Ecolab from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 21st. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Ecolab from $295.00 to $305.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Morgan Stanley raised Ecolab from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $263.00 to $280.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on Ecolab from $306.00 to $294.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $282.33.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Larry L. Berger sold 10,858 shares of Ecolab stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $266.95, for a total value of $2,898,543.10. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 15,744 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,202,860.80. The trade was a 40.82 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director David Maclennan bought 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 13th. The shares were bought at an average price of $264.51 per share, for a total transaction of $105,804.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 18,767 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,964,059.17. This represents a 2.18 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 17,435 shares of company stock valued at $4,637,985 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Ecolab

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Ecolab stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) by 164.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,700 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 2,302 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Ecolab were worth $867,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.91% of the company’s stock.

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.