True Wealth Design LLC Buys 306 Shares of Ecolab Inc. $ECL

True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in shares of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) by 695.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 350 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 306 shares during the period. True Wealth Design LLC’s holdings in Ecolab were worth $94,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Ecolab by 164.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,700 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $867,000 after purchasing an additional 2,302 shares during the period. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Ecolab by 21.0% during the first quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $288,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in Ecolab by 5.7% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 3,062 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $734,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the period. Telos Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Ecolab during the first quarter valued at approximately $252,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Ecolab by 60.7% in the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 229,434 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $58,171,000 after buying an additional 86,641 shares during the last quarter. 74.91% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ecolab Trading Up 1.1%

Ecolab stock opened at $255.86 on Friday. Ecolab Inc. has a 52-week low of $221.62 and a 52-week high of $286.04. The company has a market cap of $72.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $270.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $266.90.

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The basic materials company reported $2.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $2.07. Ecolab had a net margin of 12.49% and a return on equity of 22.55%. The company had revenue of $4.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.57 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Ecolab has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.020-2.120 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.480-7.580 EPS. Analysts predict that Ecolab Inc. will post 7.54 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Ecolab from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Baird R W raised shares of Ecolab from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Raymond James Financial began coverage on Ecolab in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Ecolab from $303.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Ecolab from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $295.14.

Insider Activity at Ecolab

In other Ecolab news, SVP Jennifer J. Bradway sold 807 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $279.28, for a total transaction of $225,378.96. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 4,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,208,165.28. The trade was a 15.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director David Maclennan acquired 600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $278.51 per share, for a total transaction of $167,106.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 20,253 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,640,663.03. This trade represents a 3.05% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.04% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Ecolab

Ecolab Inc provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Global Industrial; Global Institutional & Specialty; and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries.