Ecolab Inc (ECL) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show the price targets and recommendations analysts covering ECL.
| Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | $260 | $205 | $231.36 | $214.2 | 8.01% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 13 months, ECL's average price target has gone up $48.94.
ECL reports an average of 1.32% for its upside potential over the past 13 months.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-17 | 14 | 260 | 205 | 231.36 | 215.28 | 7.47% |
| 2021-07-10 | 14 | 260 | 205 | 231.29 | 212.76 | 8.71% |
| 2021-07-03 | 14 | 260 | 205 | 231.64 | 210.80 | 9.89% |
| 2021-06-26 | 14 | 260 | 205 | 231.64 | 207.48 | 11.64% |
| 2021-06-13 | 14 | 260 | 205 | 231.64 | 214.50 | 7.99% |
| 2021-06-05 | 14 | 260 | 205 | 231.29 | 215.46 | 7.35% |
| 2021-05-22 | 14 | 260 | 205 | 231.29 | 214.24 | 7.96% |
| 2021-05-15 | 14 | 260 | 200 | 230.93 | 224.06 | 3.07% |
| 2021-05-08 | 14 | 260 | 200 | 230.93 | 228.43 | 1.09% |
| 2021-04-25 | 14 | 260 | 200 | 223.57 | 226.78 | -1.42% |
| 2021-04-17 | 14 | 260 | 200 | 223.57 | 223.15 | 0.19% |
| 2021-04-10 | 14 | 260 | 205 | 224.14 | 219.44 | 2.14% |
| 2021-04-03 | 14 | 260 | 205 | 224.36 | 216.85 | 3.46% |
| 2021-03-20 | 14 | 260 | 205 | 222.57 | 207.58 | 7.22% |
| 2021-03-13 | 14 | 260 | 205 | 222.57 | 214.72 | 3.66% |
| 2021-03-06 | 14 | 260 | 205 | 222.57 | 207.91 | 7.05% |
| 2021-02-27 | 14 | 260 | 205 | 222.57 | 209.36 | 6.31% |
| 2021-02-20 | 14 | 260 | 200 | 221.14 | 208.08 | 6.28% |
| 2021-02-13 | 15 | 260 | 183 | 214.93 | 219.88 | -2.25% |
| 2021-02-06 | 15 | 260 | 183 | 214.93 | 212.78 | 1.01% |
| 2021-01-30 | 15 | 260 | 183 | 214.93 | 204.51 | 5.1% |
| 2021-01-23 | 15 | 260 | 180 | 212.93 | 212.39 | 0.25% |
| 2021-01-16 | 15 | 245 | 180 | 211.60 | 210.77 | 0.39% |
| 2021-01-09 | 14 | 245 | 180 | 209.57 | 221.75 | -5.49% |
| 2021-01-02 | 14 | 245 | 180 | 202.93 | 216.36 | -6.21% |
| 2020-12-26 | 14 | 245 | 180 | 202.93 | 216.12 | -6.1% |
| 2020-12-19 | 14 | 245 | 180 | 202.93 | 218.58 | -7.16% |
| 2020-12-09 | 14 | 245 | 180 | 201.14 | 225.90 | -10.96% |
| 2020-12-07 | 14 | 225 | 180 | 199.71 | 222.74 | -10.34% |
| 2020-11-23 | 15 | 230 | 180 | 201.73 | 213.92 | -5.7% |
| 2020-11-04 | 15 | 230 | 170 | 199.07 | 191.89 | 3.74% |
| 2020-10-28 | 14 | 225 | 170 | 198.00 | 185.35 | 6.82% |
| 2020-10-04 | 14 | 225 | 152 | 196.00 | 198.06 | -1.04% |
| 2020-09-24 | 14 | 225 | 152 | 196.00 | 194.61 | 0.71% |
| 2020-09-04 | 13 | 225 | 152 | 191.46 | 204.76 | -6.5% |
| 2020-08-04 | 13 | 225 | 152 | 190.69 | 189.31 | 0.73% |
| 2020-07-21 | 13 | 225 | 152 | 190.46 | 207.65 | -8.28% |
| 2020-07-14 | 13 | 225 | 152 | 189.15 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-08 | 13 | 225 | 152 | 187.54 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-06-13 | 12 | 225 | 152 | 185.50 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-06-10 | 12 | 225 | 152 | 182.42 | NA | NA% |
ECL Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 48 weeks, ECL's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.3.
The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.
- The average analyst price target of ECL is greater than 94.93% of all US stocks.
- Ecolab Inc's number of analysts covering the stock is higher than 90% of Consumer Goods stocks.
- The variance in analysts' estimates of ECL is lower than 78.87% of stocks in the large market cap category.
- Ecolab Inc's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 29.95% of all US stocks.
In terms of price targets and recommendations offered by analysts, the stocks in the Consumer Goods industry with the ratings most similar to Ecolab Inc are CLX, CHD and AOS.
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