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ECL

Ecolab, Inc.

Sep 17 • 04:00PM ET

250.46

Dollar change -2.74
Percentage change -1.08	%

Basic Materials • Specialty Chemicals • USA • NYSE

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	42.01	EPS (ttm)	5.96	Insider Own	11.12%	Shs Outstand	285.45M	Perf Week	-0.10%
Market Cap	71.27B	Forward P/E	33.46	EPS next Y	7.49	Insider Trans	-0.07%	Shs Float	252.91M	Perf Month	4.07%
Income	1.71B	PEG	2.53	EPS next Q	1.82	Inst Own	78.31%	Short Float	0.72%	Perf Quarter	2.99%
Sales	15.63B	P/S	4.56	EPS this Y	27.58%	Inst Trans	1.12%	Short Ratio	1.72	Perf Half Y	9.79%
Book/sh	29.13	P/B	8.60	EPS next Y	12.61%	ROA	7.98%	Short Interest	1.82M	Perf Year	40.74%
Cash/sh	1.35	P/C	185.59	EPS next 5Y	16.60%	ROE	21.61%	52W Range	156.72 - 253.57	Perf YTD	26.27%
Dividend Est.	2.28 (0.91%)	P/FCF	34.37	EPS past 5Y	-0.37%	ROI	10.53%	52W High	-1.23%	Beta	1.13
Dividend TTM	2.81 (1.12%)	Quick Ratio	1.10	Sales past 5Y	1.38%	Gross Margin	42.60%	52W Low	59.81%	ATR (14)	3.94
Dividend Ex-Date	Sep 17, 2024	Current Ratio	1.50	EPS Y/Y TTM	45.58%	Oper. Margin	15.71%	RSI (14)	56.76	Volatility	1.71% 1.36%
Employees	48000	Debt/Eq	0.98	Sales Y/Y TTM	5.89%	Profit Margin	10.95%	Recom	2.25	Target Price	259.00
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	0.96	EPS Q/Q	48.52%	Payout	45.09%	Rel Volume	0.91	Prev Close	253.20
Sales Surprise	-1.21%	EPS Surprise	0.41%	Sales Q/Q	3.47%	Earnings	Jul 30 BMO	Avg Volume	1.06M	Price	250.46
SMA20	0.92%	SMA50	2.81%	SMA200	11.55%	Trades		Volume	958,714	Change	-1.08%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Aug-13-24	Initiated	Wells Fargo	Overweight	$270
Jul-31-24	Upgrade	Citigroup	Neutral → Buy	$267 → $265
Jul-31-24	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Buy	$251 → $272
Jul-08-24	Upgrade	Stifel	Hold → Buy	$233 → $283
Apr-12-24	Upgrade	Mizuho	Neutral → Buy	$216 → $260
Apr-03-24	Initiated	Piper Sandler	Overweight	$260
Mar-01-24	Initiated	Wolfe Research	Peer Perform
Feb-28-24	Upgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Overweight	$225 → $260
Feb-14-24	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Overweight → Neutral	$200 → $220
Jan-16-24	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Underperform → Neutral	$185 → $216
Jan-08-24	Downgrade	Seaport Research Partners	Buy → Neutral
Nov-30-23	Initiated	Raymond James	Outperform	$210
Sep-01-23	Initiated	Berenberg	Hold	$180
Jul-05-23	Downgrade	Northcoast	Buy → Neutral
Jun-14-23	Initiated	Citigroup	Neutral	$179
Apr-17-23	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Underperform	$162
Feb-15-23	Upgrade	RBC Capital Mkts	Sector Perform → Outperform	$155 → $185
Dec-02-22	Downgrade	Barclays	Overweight → Equal Weight	$170 → $160
Nov-02-22	Downgrade	Deutsche Bank	Buy → Hold	$165 → $135
Oct-13-22	Upgrade	Seaport Research Partners	Neutral → Buy	$190

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May-30-24 11:31AM	Why Is Ecolab (ECL) Up 0.5% Since Last Earnings Report? (Zacks)
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May-16-24 05:57AM	Evercore ISI Adjusts Price Target on Ecolab to $250 From $195, Keeps In Line Rating (MT Newswires)
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May-09-24 07:01AM	Berenberg Adjusts Price Target on Ecolab to $214 From $180 (MT Newswires)
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May-03-24 09:50AM	Here's Why Ecolab (ECL) is a Strong Momentum Stock (Zacks)
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May-02-24 04:30PM	Ecolab Annual Meeting Results Announced (Business Wire)
04:09PM	Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
12:00PM	Ecolab Declares Cash Dividend (Business Wire)
04:01AM	Medline agrees to acquire Ecolabs surgical solutions business for $950m (Medical Device Network)
May-01-24 10:44AM	Citigroup Adjusts Price Target on Ecolab to $257 From $256 (MT Newswires)
10:39AM	BMO Capital Adjusts Price Target on Ecolab to $234 From $227 (MT Newswires)
10:30AM	Stifel Adjusts Price Target on Ecolab to $233 From $225 (MT Newswires)
10:26AM	Deutsche Bank Adjusts Ecolab Price Target to $240 From $230, Maintains Hold Rating (MT Newswires)
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07:13AM	RBC Capital Adjusts Ecolab Price Target to $260 From $238 (MT Newswires)
06:07AM	Baird Adjusts Price Target on Ecolab to $243 From $232 (MT Newswires)
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02:47AM	Q1 2024 Ecolab Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
Apr-30-24 03:59PM	Analyst Report: Ecolab Inc. (Morningstar Research)
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07:07AM	Ecolab: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
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Ecolab, Inc. engages in providing products and services in the field of water, hygiene, and energy. It operates through the following segments: Global Industrial, Global Institutional and Specialty, Global Energy and Life Science, and Other. The Global Industrial segment relates to water, food and beverage, paper, and downstream operating segments. The Global Institutional and Specialty segment refers to the institutional, specialty, and healthcare operating segments. The Global Healthcare and Life Sciences segment includes the healthcare and life sciences operations. The Other segment is involved in providing services to detect, eliminate and prevent pests. The company was founded by Merritt J. Osborn in 1923 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
REICH VICTORIA	Director	Sep 11 '24	Option Exercise	112.75	1,807	203,730	25,848	Sep 13 04:45 PM
REICH VICTORIA	Director	Sep 12 '24	Option Exercise	112.75	393	44,309	24,434	Sep 13 04:45 PM
REICH VICTORIA	Director	Sep 11 '24	Sale	250.00	1,807	451,750	24,041	Sep 13 04:45 PM
REICH VICTORIA	Director	Sep 12 '24	Sale	250.00	393	98,250	24,041	Sep 13 04:45 PM
Gail Peterson	Former Affiliate	Sep 11 '24	Proposed Sale	250.70	20,196	5,063,137		Sep 11 04:58 PM
Victoria J. Reich	Director	Sep 10 '24	Proposed Sale	249.19	2,200	548,218		Sep 10 05:37 PM
Cook Gregory B	EVP & PRES - INST GROUP	Aug 29 '24	Option Exercise	118.30	3,811	450,860	11,891	Aug 30 04:34 PM
Cook Gregory B	EVP & PRES - INST GROUP	Aug 29 '24	Sale	249.33	3,811	950,197	8,080	Aug 30 04:34 PM
Nicolas A. Granucci	Officer	Aug 29 '24	Proposed Sale	249.61	2,243	559,875		Aug 29 05:22 PM
Gregory B. Cook	Officer	Aug 29 '24	Proposed Sale	249.61	3,811	951,264		Aug 29 05:19 PM
Kirkland Scott D	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Aug 26 '24	Option Exercise	107.69	2,753	296,457	10,110	Aug 28 05:12 PM
Alfano Nicholas J.	EVP & PRES - GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL	Aug 21 '24	Option Exercise	119.12	2,652	315,906	14,717	Aug 23 04:36 PM
Alfano Nicholas J.	EVP & PRES - GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL	Aug 21 '24	Sale	244.50	2,652	648,401	12,065	Aug 23 04:36 PM
Nicholas J. Alfano	Officer	Aug 21 '24	Proposed Sale	242.57	2,652	643,296		Aug 21 05:13 PM
Marsh Laurie M	EVP - HUMAN RESOURCES	Aug 19 '24	Option Exercise	137.09	10,364	1,420,770	34,811	Aug 20 04:36 PM
Marsh Laurie M	EVP - HUMAN RESOURCES	Aug 19 '24	Sale	240.83	10,364	2,495,962	24,447	Aug 20 04:36 PM
Laurie M. Marsh	Officer	Aug 19 '24	Proposed Sale	240.66	10,364	2,494,200		Aug 19 04:38 PM
Marsh Laurie M	EVP - HUMAN RESOURCES	Aug 03 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	4,305	0	26,411	Aug 06 04:37 PM
MacLennan David	Director	Aug 02 '24	Buy	240.41	650	156,265	17,967	Aug 06 04:35 PM
HIGGINS ARTHUR J	Director	May 06 '24	Option Exercise	113.94	4,500	512,712	30,048	May 08 04:49 PM
HIGGINS ARTHUR J	Director	May 06 '24	Sale	227.52	4,500	1,023,854	25,548	May 08 04:49 PM
MacLennan David	Director	May 03 '24	Buy	227.37	650	147,788	17,111	May 07 04:34 PM
Vautrinot Suzanne M	Director	Mar 15 '24	Option Exercise	104.85	2,900	304,065	9,895	Mar 19 04:42 PM
Busch Angela M	EVP - CORP STRAT & BUS DEV	Mar 15 '24	Option Exercise	107.69	6,118	658,817	21,272	Mar 19 04:39 PM
LARSON MICHAEL	Director	Mar 14 '24	Option Exercise	104.85	2,400	251,640	16,117	Mar 15 05:03 PM
Cook Gregory B	EVP & PRES - INST GROUP	Feb 01 '24	Option Exercise	119.12	1,500	178,680	9,054	Mar 05 04:58 PM
Bradway Jennifer J	SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER	Feb 15 '24	Option Exercise	107.69	1,122	120,823	3,973	Feb 16 04:37 PM
Bradway Jennifer J	SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER	Feb 15 '24	Sale	216.01	944	203,913	3,029	Feb 16 04:37 PM
ZILLMER JOHN J	Director	Jan 10 '24	Option Exercise	104.85	2,400	251,640	46,221	Jan 12 04:47 PM
Marsh Laurie M	EVP - HUMAN RESOURCES	Dec 04 '23	Option Exercise	117.73	11,917	1,402,988	32,455	Dec 05 05:46 PM
Marsh Laurie M	EVP - HUMAN RESOURCES	Dec 04 '23	Sale	191.41	11,917	2,281,081	20,538	Dec 05 05:46 PM
Kirkland Scott D	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Dec 03 '23	Option Exercise	0.00	2,482	0	7,489	Dec 05 05:38 PM
Bradway Jennifer J	SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER	Dec 03 '23	Option Exercise	0.00	1,489	0	3,269	Dec 05 05:35 PM
MacLennan David	Director	Dec 01 '23	Buy	191.53	800	153,221	16,070	Dec 04 04:36 PM
Alfano Nicholas J.	EVP & PRES - GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL	Nov 30 '23	Option Exercise	119.12	6,000	714,720	15,717	Dec 04 04:33 PM
Alfano Nicholas J.	EVP & PRES - GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL	Nov 30 '23	Sale	189.63	6,000	1,137,762	9,717	Dec 04 04:33 PM
Busch Angela M	EVP - CORP STRAT & BUS DEV	Nov 16 '23	Sale	185.96	2,222	413,194	11,970	Nov 17 04:34 PM
Busch Angela M	EVP - CORP STRAT & BUS DEV	Nov 14 '23	Sale	184.36	5,488	1,011,751	14,192	Nov 16 04:32 PM
De Boo Alexander A.	EVP & PRES - GLOBAL MARKETS	Nov 13 '23	Option Exercise	103.27	2,150	222,020	3,847	Nov 15 04:40 PM

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