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The Quantellect read.Of the 16 firms covering Ecolab Inc, 15 rate it Buy or better, 1 sit at Hold, and 0 rate it Sell or worse, a strong buy consensus. Targets are tightly clustered, $295.00 to $360.00, so the covering firms are broadly aligned. The average target of $325.88 sits 18% above the current $275.56. The rating mix has stayed broadly stable, with Buy-side ratings edging up from 13 to 15 over recent months. On the fundamentals, the Street sees consensus EPS building from about $2.22 next quarter toward $9.42 the year after.Descriptive synthesis of third-party analyst data, not a Quantellect rating or recommendation.
ANALYST CONSENSUS16 ratings
Strong Buy
Strong Buy00%
Buy1594%
Hold16%
Sell00%
Strong Sell00%
Based on 16 analysts giving stock ratings to Ecolab Inc.
As of Sep, 15 of 16 firms rate ECL a Buy (1 Hold, 0 Sell), the standing distribution of every covering firm's most recent active call.
ECL EPS & revenue forecast
EPS · NEXT QUARTER
$2.22
Range $2.18 – $2.55 · 18 analysts · +7% YoY
Next period, 18 analysts expect Ecolab Inc to earn $2.22 a share (range $2.18 – $2.55), versus $2.08 a year earlier. Full-year consensus is $8.17, growing to $9.42 the year after.
REVENUE · NEXT QUARTER
$4.8B
Range $4.6B – $4.9B · 18 analysts · +13% YoY
Revenue is expected to reach $4.8B (range $4.6B – $4.9B), +13.2% year-over-year. Full-year consensus is $17.9B, rising to $19.4B next year.
Top analysts covering Ecolab Inc
Ranked by each analyst's overall Quantellect track record across all the stocks they cover, shown with their current call on ECL.
#1
Joshua Spector
UBS · Rank #40
Buy
$342.00+24.1% to target
Overall win rate
51%
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#2
Jeffrey Zekauskas
JP Morgan · Rank #50
Buy
$305.00+10.7% to target
Overall win rate
53%
+ Follow
#3
John McNulty
BMO Capital · Rank #143
Buy
$360.00+30.6% to target
Overall win rate
46%
+ Follow
#4
Manav Patnaik
Barclays · Rank #197
Buy
$300.00+8.9% to target
Overall win rate
39%
+ Follow
#5
Andrew Wittmann
Baird · Rank #259
Buy
$305.00+10.7% to target
Overall win rate
36%
+ Follow
ECL stock forecast FAQ
What is ECL's average 12-month price target?+
The 16 analysts with a live target average $325.88 for Ecolab Inc over the next 12 months, ranging from a $360.00 high to a $295.00 low.
Is ECL stock a Buy, Sell or Hold right now?+
The current consensus is Strong Buy. Of the 16 analyst ratings, 15 are Buy or Strong Buy, 1 are Hold, and 0 are Sell or Strong Sell.
What are the highest and lowest price targets for ECL?+
The Street-high target is $360.00 (BMO Capital), and the Street-low is $295.00 (Wells Fargo). The average of all 16 active targets is $325.88.
How many Wall Street analysts cover ECL?+
16 analysts have an active rating on Ecolab Inc, and 16 firms carry a live 12-month price target.
Who is the most accurate analyst covering ECL?+
Among analysts who currently cover ECL, Joshua Spector of UBS has the strongest overall Quantellect track record (Rank #40). Their current call is Buy with a $342.00 target.
What is Ecolab Inc's projected EPS for next quarter?+
The consensus estimate is $2.22 per share (range $2.18 – $2.55) across 18 analysts. Full-year EPS is projected at $8.17, rising to $9.42 the following year.
How much revenue is Ecolab Inc expected to report next quarter?+
Consensus revenue is $4.8B (range $4.6B – $4.9B). Full-year revenue is projected at $17.9B, growing to $19.4B next year.
Have analysts been upgrading or downgrading ECL lately?+
As of Sep, 15 of 16 firms rate ECL a Buy (1 Hold, 0 Sell), the standing distribution of every covering firm's most recent active call.
How are the analysts on this page ranked?+
By each analyst's overall Quantellect track record — a sample-adjusted measure of how accurate their calls have been across every stock they cover. We do not rank on their ECL calls alone, since a single stock is too small a sample to be reliable.
Which data on this page is live, and how often does it update?+
Price and daily change are 15-minute delayed market data. Analyst ratings, targets, consensus and earnings estimates are aggregated from multiple data providers and refresh daily.
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