Ecolab (ECL) Competitors $241.77 -2.53 (-1.04%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ECL vs. SHW, IFF, RPM, ALB, CE, BCPC, NEU, FUL, ASH, and SXTShould you be buying Ecolab stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ecolab include Sherwin-Williams (SHW), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), Celanese (CE), Balchem (BCPC), NewMarket (NEU), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), and Sensient Technologies (SXT). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Ecolab vs. Sherwin-Williams International Flavors & Fragrances RPM International Albemarle Celanese Balchem NewMarket H.B. Fuller Ashland Sensient Technologies Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) and Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk. Do analysts prefer ECL or SHW? Ecolab presently has a consensus target price of $279.87, indicating a potential upside of 15.76%. Sherwin-Williams has a consensus target price of $396.47, indicating a potential upside of 6.68%. Given Ecolab's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ecolab is more favorable than Sherwin-Williams.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ecolab 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Sherwin-Williams 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 Is ECL or SHW a better dividend stock? Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Sherwin-Williams pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Ecolab pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sherwin-Williams pays out 28.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ecolab has raised its dividend for 32 consecutive years and Sherwin-Williams has raised its dividend for 47 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to ECL or SHW? In the previous week, Sherwin-Williams had 7 more articles in the media than Ecolab. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Sherwin-Williams and 29 mentions for Ecolab. Sherwin-Williams' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Ecolab's score of 1.18 indicating that Sherwin-Williams is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ecolab 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sherwin-Williams 31 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ECL or SHW more profitable? Ecolab has a net margin of 13.05% compared to Sherwin-Williams' net margin of 11.09%. Sherwin-Williams' return on equity of 74.45% beat Ecolab's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ecolab13.05% 22.12% 8.47% Sherwin-Williams 11.09%74.45%11.97% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ECL or SHW? 74.9% of Ecolab shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Sherwin-Williams shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ecolab shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Sherwin-Williams shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ECL or SHW? Sherwin-Williams received 144 more outperform votes than Ecolab when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.77% of users gave Ecolab an outperform vote while only 64.46% of users gave Sherwin-Williams an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEcolabOutperform Votes75064.77% Underperform Votes40835.23% Sherwin-WilliamsOutperform Votes89464.46% Underperform Votes49335.54% Which has more volatility and risk, ECL or SHW? Ecolab has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sherwin-Williams has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ECL or SHW? Sherwin-Williams has higher revenue and earnings than Ecolab. Ecolab is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sherwin-Williams, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEcolab$15.67B4.37$1.37B$7.1333.91Sherwin-Williams$23.05B4.06$2.39B$10.0437.02 SummarySherwin-Williams beats Ecolab on 17 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ECL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEcolabSoap, detergents, & cleaning preparations; perfumes, & cosmetics IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$68.46B$109.74B$2.81B$19.84BDividend Yield0.92%1.71%5.26%3.50%P/E Ratio33.9125.13111.9537.73Price / Sales4.373.28591,179.7918.01Price / Cash28.9421.1123.1517.90Price / Book8.545.753.344.86Net Income$1.37B$4.07B$149.36M$985.93M7 Day Performance-2.36%0.39%0.62%0.45%1 Month Performance-6.71%-3.07%1.41%1.05%1 Year Performance29.57%13.01%27.46%24.67% Ecolab Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ECLEcolab4.9424 of 5 stars$241.77-1.0%$279.87+15.8%+30.7%$68.46B$15.67B33.9148,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsSHWSherwin-Williams4.493 of 5 stars$371.66-0.5%$396.47+6.7%+36.1%$94.07B$23.05B37.0264,088Analyst UpgradeInsider TradePositive NewsIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.376 of 5 stars$88.84-0.1%$109.27+23.0%+20.3%$22.74B$11.48B0.0021,500Positive NewsRPMRPM International4.0872 of 5 stars$134.46-0.4%$129.70-3.5%+31.8%$17.37B$7.34B28.1917,207Analyst UpgradeALBAlbemarle3.1073 of 5 stars$109.55+2.9%$114.47+4.5%-16.0%$12.88B$9.62B-6.549,000CECelanese4.9618 of 5 stars$72.86+0.9%$120.59+65.5%-44.2%$7.89B$10.48B7.3312,410Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeBCPCBalchem4.1793 of 5 stars$178.03+0.3%$190.00+6.7%+43.5%$5.79B$922.44M47.861,302Positive NewsNEUNewMarket2.074 of 5 stars$538.36+0.7%N/A+4.2%$5.13B$2.70B11.962,000Positive NewsFULH.B. Fuller4.2653 of 5 stars$74.56+1.2%$97.67+31.0%-1.6%$4.03B$3.51B23.017,200ASHAshland4.9307 of 5 stars$76.23-0.2%$103.29+35.5%-2.7%$3.72B$2.11B22.763,800Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSXTSensient Technologies4.0813 of 5 stars$76.30-0.2%$85.00+11.4%+31.0%$3.24B$1.46B36.503,956News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sherwin-Williams Competitors International Flavors & Fragrances Competitors RPM International Competitors Albemarle Competitors Celanese Competitors Balchem Competitors NewMarket Competitors H.B. 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