Ecolab (ECL): New Buy Recommendation for This Basic Materials Giant

In a report released today, Manav Patnaik from Barclays maintained a Buy rating on Ecolab, with a price target of $300.00.

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According to TipRanks, Patnaik is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 4.5% and a 54.93% success rate. Patnaik covers the Industrials sector, focusing on stocks such as Cintas, ManpowerGroup, and Verisk Analytics.

In addition to Barclays, Ecolab also received a Buy from Citi’s Patrick Cunningham in a report issued on April 10. However, on April 9, UBS maintained a Hold rating on Ecolab (NYSE: ECL).

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.