Ecolab (ECL): New Buy Recommendation for This Basic Materials Giant
In a report released on April 10, Patrick Cunningham from Citi reiterated a Buy rating on Ecolab, with a price target of $330.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $273.29.
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Cunningham covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as LyondellBasell, PPG Industries, and International Flavors & Fragrances. According to TipRanks, Cunningham has an average return of 4.2% and a 50.28% success rate on recommended stocks.
Ecolab has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $321.76, implying a 17.74% upside from current levels. In a report released on March 27, Berenberg Bank also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $321.00 price target.
Based on Ecolab’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending December 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $4.2 billion and a net profit of $563.9 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $4.01 billion and had a net profit of $472.9 million
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 117 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of ECL in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in February 2026, Cook Gregory B, the EVP & PRES – INST GROUP of ECL sold 3,519.00 shares for a total of $1,070,655.75.
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