ECL Investors, You Need to Know These Facts Today.

By Emilio Sanchez • Thursday, December 04 10:03 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Ecolab has moved -0.3% so far today on a volume of 148,490, compared to its average of 1,472,244. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.

Anyone interested in buying ECL should be aware of the facts below:

Ecolab's current price is 269.7% above its Graham number of $71.29, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Ecolab has moved 6.6% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 12.8%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 6.95, Ecolab has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 37.9 while the S&P 500 average is None
ECL has a forward P/E ratio of 35.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $7.5 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 11.24 compared to its sector average of None
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally.
Based in Saint Paul, the company has 48,000 full time employees and a market cap of $74.75 Billion. Ecolab currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.0%.

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