Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. Has $4.11 Million Stake in Ecolab Inc. $ECL

Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) by 42.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,265 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 11,157 shares during the quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc.’s holdings in Ecolab were worth $4,113,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in ECL. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ecolab by 15.2% in the second quarter. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC now owns 6,499 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,751,000 after purchasing an additional 857 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ecolab by 27.4% during the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 18,969 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $5,111,000 after buying an additional 4,074 shares during the last quarter. Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ecolab by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC now owns 2,922 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $787,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the period. Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC grew its stake in Ecolab by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC now owns 7,189 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,937,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Twin Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Ecolab by 83.7% in the 2nd quarter. Twin Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,489 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,479,000 after acquiring an additional 2,501 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.91% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Jennifer J. Bradway sold 807 shares of Ecolab stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $279.28, for a total value of $225,378.96. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 4,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,208,165.28. This trade represents a 15.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director David Maclennan bought 600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $278.51 per share, with a total value of $167,106.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 20,253 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,640,663.03. The trade was 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 currently owned by company insiders.

Ecolab Stock Performance

ECL opened at $255.86 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.70. Ecolab Inc. has a 52-week low of $221.62 and a 52-week high of $286.04. The firm has a market cap of $72.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.07. The business’s fifty day moving average is $270.19 and its 200-day moving average is $267.11.

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The basic materials company reported $2.07 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $2.07. Ecolab had a net margin of 12.49% and a return on equity of 22.55%. The business had revenue of $4.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.12 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.57 earnings per share. Ecolab’s 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Ecolab Inc. will post 7.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Oppenheimer raised Ecolab to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $307.00 price objective on Ecolab in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Baird R W upgraded Ecolab from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Ecolab from $325.00 to $323.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Ecolab from $299.00 to $291.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $295.14.

Ecolab Company Profile

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.