LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA has added 56,227 shares of $ECL to their portfolio, per a new SEC 13F filing. This disclosure reflects the funds' holdings for the 06-30-2026 report period. You can see the fund's full portfolio on Quiver Quantitative, and also track the largest institutional owners of $ECL.

ECOLAB Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 700 institutional investors add shares of ECOLAB stock to their portfolio, and 754 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 2,357,921 shares (-60.5%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $627,254,144
• CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS added 1,743,274 shares (+131.2%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $463,745,749
• ROCKEFELLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. removed 1,591,309 shares (-92.5%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $423,320,020
• ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP added 830,726 shares (+58.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $220,989,730
• CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 762,319 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $202,792,100
• PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDING SA removed 601,228 shares (-15.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $159,938,672
• BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDING S.A. removed 495,279 shares (-42.5%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $131,754,119

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

ECOLAB Insider Trading Activity

ECOLAB insiders have traded $ECL stock on the open market 12 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 9 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ECL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

• CHRISTOPHE BECK (CHAIRMAN & CEO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 20,000 shares for an estimated $6,147,361.
• NICHOLAS J. ALFANO (EVP & PRES - GLOBAL WATER) sold 9,501 shares for an estimated $2,884,313
• DARRELL R BROWN (Co-COO - Global Markets) sold 10,000 shares for an estimated $2,608,870
• GREGORY B COOK (EVP & PRES - INST GROUP) sold 3,519 shares for an estimated $1,070,655
• DAVID MACLENNAN has made 2 purchases buying 1,800 shares for an estimated $456,179 and 0 sales.
• TRACY B MCKIBBEN sold 1,265 shares for an estimated $390,454
• VICTORIA REICH sold 1,000 shares for an estimated $301,080
• SUZANNE M VAUTRINOT sold 1,004 shares for an estimated $266,039
• BENJAMIN M. CLARK (EVP - Global Supply Chain) purchased 1,000 shares for an estimated $263,831
• JENNIFER J BRADWAY (SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER) sold 613 shares for an estimated $185,132

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

ECOLAB Government Contracts

We have seen $2,708,556 of award payments to $ECL over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

• BUFFALO AND BATAVIA VA MEDICAL CENTERS DOMESTIC WATER TREATMENT SERVICE PLAN: $294,061
• HAZMAT CLEANING SUPPLIES FOR SD METRO GALLEYS: $248,936
• WATER TREATMENT SERVICES: $181,704
• CALIBRATION OF ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS: $95,904
• LAUNDRY SERVICES AT THE MINNEAPOLIS VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: $72,338

To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard. You can access data on government contracts through the Quiver Quantitative API government contracts endpoint.

ECOLAB Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $ECL in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

• Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 05/20/2026
• Exane BNP Paribas issued a "Outperform" rating on 02/12/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for ECOLAB , check out Quiver Quantitative's $ECL forecast page.

ECOLAB Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $ECL recently. We have seen 13 analysts offer price targets for $ECL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $335.0.

Here are some recent targets:

• David Begleiter from Deutsche Bank set a target price of $335.0 on 07/09/2026
• Ashish Sabadra from RBC Capital set a target price of $337.0 on 07/07/2026
• Patrick Cunningham from Citigroup set a target price of $330.0 on 06/24/2026
• Jason Haas from Wells Fargo set a target price of $275.0 on 06/10/2026
• Joshua Spector from UBS set a target price of $325.0 on 05/27/2026
• Laurence Alexander from Jefferies set a target price of $345.0 on 05/20/2026
• Steve Byrne from B of A Securities set a target price of $345.0 on 04/21/2026

Note that there may be inaccuracies in these estimates due to filing errors by the funds, parsing errors by us, or other anomalies.

Check out Quiver Quantitative's $ECL ticker page for more data.

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