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 |
