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Ecolab Inc has a consensus price target of $260.95 based on the ratings of 23 analysts. The high is $310 issued by Jefferies on October 18, 2024. The low is $166 issued by Citigroup on February 16, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by BMO Capital, Barclays, and UBS on December 17, 2024, November 18, 2024, and November 4, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $288.67 between BMO Capital, Barclays, and UBS, there's an implied 21.14% upside for Ecolab Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) was reported by BMO Capital on December 17, 2024. The analyst firm set a price target for $290.00 expecting ECL to rise to within 12 months (a possible 21.70% upside). 57 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) was provided by BMO Capital, and Ecolab upgraded their outperform rating.
The last upgrade for Ecolab Inc happened on December 17, 2024 when BMO Capital raised their price target to $290. BMO Capital previously had a market perform for Ecolab Inc.
The last downgrade for Ecolab Inc happened on November 4, 2024 when UBS changed their price target from $276 to $276 for Ecolab Inc.
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 December 17, 2024 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around December 17, 2025.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Ecolab (ECL) rating was a upgraded with a price target of $279.00 to $290.00. The current price Ecolab (ECL) is trading at is $238.29, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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