Ecolab Inc (ECL) Price Targets From Analysts
Use the tables below to see what analysts covering Ecolab Inc think about its future price and what recommendations they have for investors and traders.
| Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | $260 | $205 | $230.93 | $220.8 | 4.59% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
ECL's average price target has moved up $48.51 over the prior 14 months.
Over the past 14 months, ECL's average upside potential has been 1.7%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-24 | 15 | 260 | 205 | 230.93 | 217.89 | 5.98% |
| 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 | NA | NA% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.81 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 15 months, ECL's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.05.
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 higher than 94.91% of all US stocks.
- Ecolab Inc's number of analysts covering the stock is higher than 91.67% of Consumer Goods stocks.
- ECL has a lower variance in analysts' estimates than 80.02% of stocks in the large market cap category.
- ECL has a higher upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) than 25.71% of all US stocks.
In the Consumer Goods industry, CLX, AOS and CHD are the three stocks most similar to Ecolab Inc regarding the price target and analyst recommendation information presented here.
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