This afternoon we watched Ecolab rise 1.1% to a price of $249.56 per share. The Large-Cap Household & Personal Products company is now trading -8.92% below its average target price of $274.0. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $230.0 to $310.0 per share for Ecolab, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.
The stock has a very low short interest at 1.2%, and a short ratio of 1.93. The company's insiders own 0.18% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that a significant number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 91.9% of Ecolab's shares being owned by this investor type.
Institutions Invested in Ecolab
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 9% | 24,149,744 | $6,026,810,053 |
| 2024-12-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 8% | 23,295,612 | $5,813,652,873 |
| 2024-12-31 | State Street Corporation | 4% | 11,815,035 | $2,948,560,105 |
| 2024-12-31 | Morgan Stanley | 2% | 5,886,120 | $1,468,940,092 |
| 2024-12-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 5,273,277 | $1,315,998,995 |
| 2024-12-31 | Gates Foundation Trust | 2% | 5,218,044 | $1,302,215,047 |
| 2024-12-31 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 2% | 4,968,703 | $1,239,989,508 |
| 2024-12-31 | Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 4,551,362 | $1,135,837,889 |
| 2024-12-31 | Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 1% | 3,995,817 | $997,196,080 |
| 2024-12-31 | UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | 1% | 3,660,050 | $913,402,069 |
Besides an analyst consensus of some upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Ecolab.
