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Understanding ECL's Price Drop Today

This afternoon we watched Ecolab drop -3.4% to a price of $259.09 per share. The Large-Cap Household & Personal Products company is now trading -10.7% below its average target price of $290.15. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $245.0 to $325.0 per share for Ecolab, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.

Ecolab's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 0.9%. The stock's short ratio is 1.65. The company's insiders own 0.18% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.

Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 92.6%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding Ecolab.

Institutions Invested in Ecolab

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2025-06-30 Vanguard Group Inc 9% 24,662,213 $6,389,732,675
2025-06-30 Blackrock Inc. 8% 21,887,143 $5,670,739,799
2025-06-30 State Street Corporation 4% 11,203,951 $2,902,831,623
2025-06-30 Morgan Stanley 3% 7,220,925 $1,870,869,431
2025-06-30 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 5,479,529 $1,419,691,148
2025-06-30 Gates Foundation Trust 2% 5,218,044 $1,351,943,000
2025-06-30 Wellington Management Group, LLP 2% 4,711,445 $1,220,688,267
2025-06-30 Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2% 4,264,842 $1,104,977,898
2025-06-30 Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 1% 4,140,993 $1,072,889,861
2025-06-30 UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 1% 4,025,025 $1,042,843,712
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