Ecolab, Inc’s recently made public that its 10% Owner GATES WILLIAM H III unloaded Company’s shares for reported $18.47 million on Nov 06 ’24. In the deal valued at $245.32 per share,75,287 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, GATES WILLIAM H III now holds 30,313,454 shares worth roughly $7.6 billion.
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Then, GATES WILLIAM H III sold 50,815 shares, generating $12,500,622 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $246.00, the 10% Owner now owns 30,262,639 shares.
Before that, Beck Christophe sold 20,766 shares. Ecolab, Inc shares valued at $5,111,192 were divested by the CHAIRMAN & CEO at a price of $246.13 per share. As a result of the transaction, Beck Christophe now holds 63,511 shares, worth roughly $15.91 million.
UBS downgraded its Ecolab, Inc [ECL] rating to a Neutral from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Jefferies’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid October from “a Hold” to “a Buy”. Wells Fargo began covering ECL with “an Overweight” recommendation on August 13, 2024. Citigroup revised its rating on July 31, 2024. It rated ECL as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of ECL
On Monday, Ecolab, Inc [NYSE:ECL] saw its stock jump 0.21% to $250.56. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.48%. Ecolab, Inc shares have risen nearly 26.32% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 42.61% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $262.61 was reached on 10/18/24, a 52-week low of $175.34 was recorded on 01/08/24. SMA at 50 days reached $252.26, while 200 days put it at $235.90.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For ECL Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 249.48, which if violated will result in even more drops to 248.39. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 251.67. A further resistance level may holdings at 252.77. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 48.75, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -1.37, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 53.88%. Stochastics %K at 36.38% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Ecolab, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Ecolab, Inc stocks on 2024-10-15, growing by 0.23 million shares to a total of 1.86 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-09-13 was 1.63 million shares. There was a rise of 12.48%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
