Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Ecolab has logged a -7.7% change today on a trading volume of 2,945,815. The average volume for the stock is 1,061,143.
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. Based in Saint Paul, United States the company has 48,000 full time employees and a market cap of $65,355,546,624. Ecolab currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 0.9% per year.
The company is now trading -9.23% away from its average analyst target price of $252.13 per share. The 19 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $200.0 to $291.0, and on average give Ecolab a rating of buy.
Over the last 52 weeks, ECL stock has risen 23.8%, which amounts to a 3.3% difference compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $249.0 whereas its 52 week low is $156.72 per share. With its net margins declining an average -4.8% over the last 6 years, Ecolab may not have a strong enough profitability trend to support its stock price.
| Date Reported | Total Revenue ($ k) | Net Profit ($ k) | Net Margins (%) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15,320,200 | 1,372,300 | 9 | 12.5 |
| 2022 | 14,187,800 | 1,091,700 | 8 | -11.11 |
| 2021 | 12,733,100 | 1,129,900 | 9 | 190.0 |
| 2020 | 11,790,200 | -1,185,500 | -10 | -176.92 |
| 2019 | 12,562,000 | 1,576,200 | 13 | 8.33 |
| 2018 | 12,222,100 | 1,440,300 | 12 |
