Ecolab, Inc’s recent filing unveils that its EVP & PRES – INST GROUP Cook Gregory B unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.57 million on May 15 ’25. In the deal valued at $253.00 per share,2,234 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Cook Gregory B now holds 9,135 shares worth roughly $2.39 million.
Then, Gregory B. Cook bought 2,234 shares, generating $568,508 in total proceeds.
Before that, MacLennan David bought 500 shares. Ecolab, Inc shares valued at $125,872 were divested by the Director at a price of $251.75 per share. As a result of the transaction, MacLennan David now holds 19,465 shares, worth roughly $5.09 million.
Seaport Research Partners upgraded its Ecolab, Inc [ECL] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wells Fargo’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid April from “an Overweight” to “an Equal weight”. Redburn Atlantic also remained covering ECL and has decreased its forecast on March 24, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Morgan Stanley revised its rating on January 28, 2025. It rated ECL as “an Overweight” which previously was an “an Equal-weight”.
Price Performance Review of ECL
On Monday, Ecolab, Inc [NYSE:ECL] saw its stock jump 0.88% to $261.36. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.70%. Ecolab, Inc shares have risen nearly 11.54% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 12.20% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Ecolab, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Ecolab, Inc stocks on 2025-04-30, growing by 0.48 million shares to a total of 3.06 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-31 was 2.58 million shares. There was a rise of 15.64%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
