Ecolab (ECL) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Ecolab (NYSE: ECL) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 10/14/2025 – Ecolab is now covered by analysts at Erste Group Bank AG. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2025 – Ecolab had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/6/2025 – Ecolab had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $295.00 to $299.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/6/2025 – Ecolab had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc..
• 9/27/2025 – Ecolab had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/8/2025 – Ecolab had its price target raised by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $307.00 to $310.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/5/2025 – Ecolab had its price target raised by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $300.00 to $306.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/26/2025 – Ecolab is now covered by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock.

Ecolab Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. Ecolab’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.71%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ecolab news, Director David Maclennan acquired 600 shares of Ecolab stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price 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 $5,640,663.03. This trade represents a 3.05% increase 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, SVP Jennifer J. Bradway sold 807 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 4,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,208,165.28. This represents a 15.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

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.