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Ecolab Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:ECL | Benzinga
Ecolab Inc has a consensus price target of $271.7 based on the ratings of 23 analysts. The high is $313 issued by Wells Fargo on February 12, 2025. The low is $180 issued by Berenberg on September 1, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Redburn Atlantic, BMO Capital, and Piper Sandler on March 24, 2025, March 3, 2025, and February 24, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $295 between Redburn Atlantic, BMO Capital, and Piper Sandler, there's an implied 17.52% upside for Ecolab Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Redburn Atlantic
BMO Capital
Piper Sandler
UBS
Wells Fargo
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Ecolab
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 03/24/2025 | Buy Now | 7.56% | Redburn Atlantic | Colin Isaac41% | → $270 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/03/2025 | Buy Now | 21.5% | BMO Capital | John McNulty61% | $295 → $305 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/24/2025 | Buy Now | 23.5% | Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert46% | $270 → $310 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2025 | Buy Now | 11.54% | UBS | Joshua Spector54% | $257 → $280 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2025 | Buy Now | 24.69% | Wells Fargo | Jason Haas59% | $295 → $313 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2025 | Buy Now | 22.3% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum70% | $285 → $307 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2025 | Buy Now | 21.5% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $290 → $305 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/28/2025 | Buy Now | 11.54% | Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews78% | $263 → $280 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2025 | Buy Now | 17.12% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $306 → $294 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | 7.56% | Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert46% | $305 → $270 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2024 | Buy Now | 15.53% | BMO Capital | John McNulty61% | $279 → $290 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/18/2024 | Buy Now | 19.51% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik77% | $260 → $300 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | 9.95% | UBS | Joshua Spector54% | $276 → $276 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | 21.9% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $306 → $306 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | 1.59% | JP Morgan | Jeffrey Zekauskas67% | $228 → $255 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | 11.15% | BMO Capital | John McNulty61% | $260 → $279 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | 4.77% | Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews78% | $240 → $263 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | 11.15% | Baird | Andrew Wittmann74% | $271 → $279 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | 23.5% | Jefferies | Laurence Alexander75% | $235 → $310 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2024 | Buy Now | 17.52% | Wells Fargo | Jason Haas59% | $270 → $295 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2024 | Buy Now | 3.58% | BMO Capital | John McNulty61% | $234 → $260 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2024 | Buy Now | 21.5% | Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert46% | $270 → $305 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | 21.9% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $260 → $306 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/21/2024 | Buy Now | 3.58% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $260 → $260 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/15/2024 | Buy Now | 9.95% | UBS | Joshua Spector54% | $288 → $276 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2024 | Buy Now | 7.56% | Wells Fargo | Jason Haas59% | → $270 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 3.58% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $260 → $260 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | -9.17% | JP Morgan | Jeffrey Zekauskas67% | $225 → $228 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 6.37% | Baird | Andrew Wittmann74% | $243 → $267 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 5.57% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $267 → $265 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 8.36% | B of A Securities | Steve Byrne54% | $251 → $272 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2024 | Buy Now | 6.37% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $257 → $267 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2024 | Buy Now | 3.58% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $260 → $260 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | 12.34% | UBS | Joshua Spector54% | $270 → $282 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2024 | Buy Now | 12.74% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum70% | $233 → $283 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/20/2024 | Buy Now | 3.58% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $260 → $260 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/04/2024 | Buy Now | 3.58% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $260 → $260 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2024 | Buy Now | 3.58% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $260 → $260 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2024 | Buy Now | 7.56% | UBS | Joshua Spector54% | $269 → $270 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | 2.38% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $256 → $257 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | 3.58% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $238 → $260 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | -6.78% | BMO Capital | John McNulty61% | $227 → $234 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | -10.37% | JP Morgan | Jeffrey Zekauskas67% | $220 → $225 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | -7.18% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum70% | $225 → $233 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | -3.19% | Baird | Andrew Wittmann74% | $232 → $243 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2024 | Buy Now | 3.58% | Mizuho | John Roberts75% | $216 → $260 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 1.98% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $237 → $256 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2024 | Buy Now | -5.19% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $238 → $238 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2024 | Buy Now | -0.41% | Raymond James | Pavel Molchanov52% | $230 → $250 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2024 | Buy Now | 3.58% | Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert46% | → $260 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2024 | Buy Now | -4.39% | Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews78% | $230 → $240 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/12/2024 | Buy Now | -5.19% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $238 → $238 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/01/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Chris Parkinson80% | — | Initiates | → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/28/2024 | Buy Now | 3.58% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik77% | $225 → $260 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -5.19% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $238 → $238 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -0.41% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber70% | $240 → $250 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -7.58% | Baird | Andrew Wittmann74% | $184 → $232 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -9.57% | BMO Capital | John McNulty61% | $212 → $227 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -5.59% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $220 → $237 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -13.95% | Mizuho | John Roberts75% | $210 → $216 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -10.37% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik77% | $215 → $225 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -10.37% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum70% | $193 → $225 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -12.36% | JP Morgan | Jeffrey Zekaukas40% | $200 → $220 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/18/2024 | Buy Now | -5.19% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $213 → $238 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2024 | Buy Now | -13.95% | B of A Securities | Steve Byrne54% | $185 → $216 | Upgrade | Underperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/11/2024 | Buy Now | -9.57% | UBS | Joshua Spector54% | $211 → $227 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2024 | Buy Now | — | Seaport Global | Michael Harrison67% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/14/2023 | Buy Now | -15.15% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $213 → $213 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/06/2023 | Buy Now | -15.15% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | $213 → $213 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/05/2023 | Buy Now | -15.15% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | → $213 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/30/2023 | Buy Now | -16.34% | Raymond James | Pavel Molchanov52% | → $210 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2023 | Buy Now | -23.11% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum70% | $187 → $193 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2023 | Buy Now | -15.15% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | → $213 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2023 | Buy Now | -25.5% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $207 → $187 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/15/2023 | Buy Now | -22.72% | Mizuho | Christopher Parkinson56% | → $194 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/15/2023 | Buy Now | -15.15% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | → $213 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/08/2023 | Buy Now | -15.15% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | → $213 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/01/2023 | Buy Now | -28.29% | Berenberg | Andres Castanos Mollor3% | → $180 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2023 | Buy Now | -22.32% | BMO Capital | John McNulty61% | $190 → $195 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -20.33% | JP Morgan | Jeffrey Zekaukas40% | $186 → $200 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -25.5% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum70% | $172 → $187 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -24.31% | Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews78% | $175 → $190 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -14.35% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber70% | $208 → $215 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -20.33% | Baird | Andrew Wittmann74% | $174 → $200 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -22.72% | Mizuho | Christopher Parkinson56% | $177 → $194 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -17.54% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $200 → $207 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -20.33% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik77% | $165 → $200 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2023 | Buy Now | -20.33% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $179 → $200 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/05/2023 | Buy Now | -27.89% | B of A Securities | Steve Byrne54% | $163 → $181 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 07/05/2023 | Buy Now | -17.14% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber70% | $195 → $208 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/05/2023 | Buy Now | — | Northcoast Research | Ryan Connors56% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/14/2023 | Buy Now | -28.69% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | → $179 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/01/2023 | Buy Now | -15.15% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | → $213 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/16/2023 | Buy Now | -26.3% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra73% | → $185 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | -25.11% | BMO Capital | John McNulty61% | $167 → $188 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | -30.28% | Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews78% | $145 → $175 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2023 | Buy Now | -22.32% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber70% | $175 → $195 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2023 | Buy Now | -29.49% | Mizuho | Christopher Parkinson56% | $163 → $177 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2023 | Buy Now | -35.46% | B of A Securities | Steve Byrne54% | $170 → $162 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 03/22/2023 | Buy Now | -31.48% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum70% | $164 → $172 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Ecolab (ECL) stock?
The latest price target for Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) was reported by Redburn Atlantic on March 24, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $270.00 expecting ECL to rise to within 12 months (a possible 7.56% upside). 50 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Ecolab (ECL)?
The latest analyst rating for Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) was provided by Redburn Atlantic, and Ecolab downgraded their neutral rating.
When was the last upgrade for Ecolab (ECL)?
The last upgrade for Ecolab Inc happened on January 28, 2025 when Morgan Stanley raised their price target to $280. Morgan Stanley previously had an equal-weight for Ecolab Inc.
When was the last downgrade for Ecolab (ECL)?
The last downgrade for Ecolab Inc happened on March 24, 2025 when Redburn Atlantic changed their price target from N/A to $270 for Ecolab Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Ecolab (ECL)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Ecolab, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Ecolab was filed on March 24, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 24, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Ecolab (ECL) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Ecolab (ECL) rating was a downgraded with a price target of $0.00 to $270.00. The current price Ecolab (ECL) is trading at is $251.02, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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