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Ecolab Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:ECL | Benzinga
Ecolab Inc has a consensus price target of $267.67 based on the ratings of 23 analysts. The high is $310 issued by Piper Sandler on February 24, 2025. The low is $180 issued by Berenberg on September 1, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Stifel, Wells Fargo, and Baird on April 30, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $275.33 between Stifel, Wells Fargo, and Baird, there's an implied 6.27% upside for Ecolab Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Stifel
Wells Fargo
Baird
Seaport Global
Barclays
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Ecolab
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 04/30/2025 | Buy Now | 16.95% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum74% | $307 → $303 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2025 | Buy Now | -3.51% | Wells Fargo | Jason Haas67% | $240 → $250 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2025 | Buy Now | 5.37% | Baird | Andrew Wittmann78% | $277 → $273 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2025 | Buy Now | 11.93% | Seaport Global | Michael Harrison66% | → $290 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2025 | Buy Now | 6.14% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik78% | $300 → $275 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2025 | Buy Now | -7.37% | Wells Fargo | Jason Haas67% | $265 → $240 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2025 | Buy Now | 10% | Mizuho | John Roberts73% | $302 → $285 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2025 | Buy Now | 2.28% | Wells Fargo | Jason Haas67% | $313 → $265 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | 6.14% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $305 → $275 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/24/2025 | Buy Now | 4.21% | Redburn Atlantic | Colin Isaac41% | → $270 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/03/2025 | Buy Now | 17.72% | BMO Capital | John McNulty60% | $295 → $305 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/24/2025 | Buy Now | 19.65% | Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert46% | $270 → $310 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2025 | Buy Now | 8.07% | UBS | Joshua Spector54% | $257 → $280 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2025 | Buy Now | 20.81% | Wells Fargo | Jason Haas67% | $295 → $313 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2025 | Buy Now | 18.49% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum74% | $285 → $307 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2025 | Buy Now | 17.72% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $290 → $305 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/28/2025 | Buy Now | 8.07% | Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews78% | $263 → $280 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2025 | Buy Now | 13.47% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $306 → $294 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | 4.21% | Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert46% | $305 → $270 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2024 | Buy Now | 11.93% | BMO Capital | John McNulty60% | $279 → $290 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/18/2024 | Buy Now | 15.79% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik78% | $260 → $300 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | 6.53% | UBS | Joshua Spector54% | $276 → $276 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | 18.11% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $306 → $306 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | -1.58% | JP Morgan | Jeffrey Zekauskas66% | $228 → $255 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | 7.68% | BMO Capital | John McNulty60% | $260 → $279 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | 1.51% | Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews78% | $240 → $263 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | 7.68% | Baird | Andrew Wittmann78% | $271 → $279 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | 19.65% | Jefferies | Laurence Alexander75% | $235 → $310 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2024 | Buy Now | 13.86% | Wells Fargo | Jason Haas67% | $270 → $295 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2024 | Buy Now | 0.35% | BMO Capital | John McNulty60% | $234 → $260 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2024 | Buy Now | 17.72% | Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert46% | $270 → $305 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | 18.11% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $260 → $306 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/21/2024 | Buy Now | 0.35% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $260 → $260 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/15/2024 | Buy Now | 6.53% | UBS | Joshua Spector54% | $288 → $276 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2024 | Buy Now | 4.21% | Wells Fargo | Jason Haas67% | → $270 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 0.35% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $260 → $260 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | -12% | JP Morgan | Jeffrey Zekauskas66% | $225 → $228 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 3.05% | Baird | Andrew Wittmann78% | $243 → $267 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 2.28% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $267 → $265 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 4.98% | B of A Securities | Steve Byrne53% | $251 → $272 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2024 | Buy Now | 3.05% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $257 → $267 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2024 | Buy Now | 0.35% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $260 → $260 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | 8.84% | UBS | Joshua Spector54% | $270 → $282 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2024 | Buy Now | 9.23% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum74% | $233 → $283 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/20/2024 | Buy Now | 0.35% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $260 → $260 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/04/2024 | Buy Now | 0.35% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $260 → $260 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2024 | Buy Now | 0.35% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $260 → $260 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2024 | Buy Now | 4.21% | UBS | Joshua Spector54% | $269 → $270 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | -0.81% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $256 → $257 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | 0.35% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $238 → $260 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | -9.68% | BMO Capital | John McNulty60% | $227 → $234 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | -13.16% | JP Morgan | Jeffrey Zekauskas66% | $220 → $225 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | -10.07% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum74% | $225 → $233 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | -6.21% | Baird | Andrew Wittmann78% | $232 → $243 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2024 | Buy Now | 0.35% | Mizuho | John Roberts73% | $216 → $260 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | -1.19% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $237 → $256 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2024 | Buy Now | -8.14% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $238 → $238 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2024 | Buy Now | -3.51% | Raymond James | Pavel Molchanov51% | $230 → $250 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2024 | Buy Now | 0.35% | Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert46% | → $260 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2024 | Buy Now | -7.37% | Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews78% | $230 → $240 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/12/2024 | Buy Now | -8.14% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $238 → $238 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/01/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Chris Parkinson79% | — | Initiates | → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/28/2024 | Buy Now | 0.35% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik78% | $225 → $260 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -8.14% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $238 → $238 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -3.51% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber70% | $240 → $250 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -10.46% | Baird | Andrew Wittmann78% | $184 → $232 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -12.39% | BMO Capital | John McNulty60% | $212 → $227 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -8.53% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $220 → $237 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -16.63% | Mizuho | John Roberts73% | $210 → $216 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -13.16% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik78% | $215 → $225 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -13.16% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum74% | $193 → $225 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -15.09% | JP Morgan | Jeffrey Zekaukas44% | $200 → $220 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/18/2024 | Buy Now | -8.14% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $213 → $238 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2024 | Buy Now | -16.63% | B of A Securities | Steve Byrne53% | $185 → $216 | Upgrade | Underperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/11/2024 | Buy Now | -12.39% | UBS | Joshua Spector54% | $211 → $227 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2024 | Buy Now | — | Seaport Global | Michael Harrison66% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/14/2023 | Buy Now | -17.79% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $213 → $213 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/06/2023 | Buy Now | -17.79% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | $213 → $213 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/05/2023 | Buy Now | -17.79% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | → $213 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/30/2023 | Buy Now | -18.95% | Raymond James | Pavel Molchanov51% | → $210 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2023 | Buy Now | -25.51% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum74% | $187 → $193 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2023 | Buy Now | -17.79% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | → $213 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2023 | Buy Now | -27.82% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $207 → $187 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/15/2023 | Buy Now | -25.12% | Mizuho | Christopher Parkinson55% | → $194 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/15/2023 | Buy Now | -17.79% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | → $213 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/08/2023 | Buy Now | -17.79% | RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra72% | → $213 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/01/2023 | Buy Now | -30.53% | Berenberg | Andres Castanos Mollor2% | → $180 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2023 | Buy Now | -24.74% | BMO Capital | John McNulty60% | $190 → $195 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -22.81% | JP Morgan | Jeffrey Zekaukas44% | $186 → $200 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -27.82% | Stifel | Shlomo Rosenbaum74% | $172 → $187 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -26.67% | Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews78% | $175 → $190 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -17.02% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber70% | $208 → $215 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -22.81% | Baird | Andrew Wittmann78% | $174 → $200 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -25.12% | Mizuho | Christopher Parkinson55% | $177 → $194 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -20.1% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $200 → $207 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -22.81% | Barclays | Manav Patnaik78% | $165 → $200 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2023 | Buy Now | -22.81% | Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham54% | $179 → $200 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/05/2023 | Buy Now | -30.14% | B of A Securities | Steve Byrne53% | $163 → $181 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 07/05/2023 | Buy Now | -19.72% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber70% | $195 → $208 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/05/2023 | Buy Now | — | Northcoast Research | Ryan Connors56% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Ecolab (ECL) stock?
The latest price target for Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) was reported by Stifel on April 30, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $303.00 expecting ECL to rise to within 12 months (a possible 16.95% upside). 48 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 Stifel, and Ecolab maintained their buy rating.
When was the last upgrade for Ecolab (ECL)?
The last upgrade for Ecolab Inc happened on April 21, 2025 when Seaport Global raised their price target to $290. Seaport Global previously had a neutral for Ecolab Inc.
When was the last downgrade for Ecolab (ECL)?
The last downgrade for Ecolab Inc happened on April 16, 2025 when Wells Fargo changed their price target from $265 to $240 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 April 30, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 30, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Ecolab (ECL) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Ecolab (ECL) rating was a maintained with a price target of $307.00 to $303.00. The current price Ecolab (ECL) is trading at is $259.09, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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