Mcdaniel Terry & Co. Has $45.22 Million Stock Holdings in Ecolab Inc. $ECL

Mcdaniel Terry & Co. lessened its position in shares of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) by 0.4% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 167,846 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 669 shares during the quarter. Ecolab comprises about 3.7% of Mcdaniel Terry & Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Mcdaniel Terry & Co.’s holdings in Ecolab were worth $45,224,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Ecolab by 164.7% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,700 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $867,000 after purchasing an additional 2,302 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Ecolab by 7.6% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,152 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,813,000 after buying an additional 506 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its position in shares of Ecolab by 20.1% during the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 5,278 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,338,000 after buying an additional 884 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Ecolab by 178.0% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 556 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $141,000 after acquiring an additional 356 shares during the period. Finally, Pure Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Ecolab in the first quarter worth about $249,000. 74.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Ecolab

In related news, Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot sold 1,354 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.16, for a total transaction of $383,398.64. Following the sale, the director owned 11,199 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,171,108.84. The trade was a 10.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Jennifer J. Bradway sold 807 shares of the company’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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 4,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,208,165.28. This trade represents a 15.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Mizuho increased their price target on Ecolab from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Oppenheimer raised Ecolab to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ecolab in a research note on Friday. Baird R W upgraded shares of Ecolab from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Ecolab from $300.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ecolab has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $290.92.

Ecolab Trading Up 0.8%

NYSE:ECL opened at $277.35 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $78.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.03, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.44. Ecolab Inc. has a 1 year low of $221.62 and a 1 year high of $286.04. The business has a fifty day moving average of $274.37 and a 200-day moving average of $264.98.

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $4.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.03 billion. Ecolab had a net margin of 13.59% and a return on equity of 22.52%. Ecolab has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.020-2.120 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.420-7.620 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Ecolab Inc. will post 7.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Ecolab Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Ecolab’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.71%.

Ecolab 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.