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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, February 16:Ecolab Inc. (ECL) : This hygiene solutions company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5% the last 60 days.This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 1.1%, compared with the industry average of 1%.The RMR Group Inc. (RMR) : This asset management company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.9 ...

Investors might want to bet on Ecolab (ECL) , as earnings estimates for this company have been showing solid improvement lately. The stock has already gained solid short-term price momentum, and this trend might continue with its still improving earnings outlook.Analysts' growing optimism on the earnings prospects of this cleaning, food-safety and pest-control services company is driving estimates higher, which should get reflected in its stock price. After all, empirical research shows a strong correlation ...

Ecolab (ECL) appears an attractive pick, as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings picture. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years is tracked by the system.Since a changing ear ...

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 13, 2024 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Andy Hedberg - Vice President, Investor Relations Christophe Beck - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirkland - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Tim Mulrooney - William Blair Ashish Sabadra - RBC Capital Markets Seth Weber - Wells Fargo Josh Spector - UBS John McNulty - BMO Capital Markets Jeff Zekauskas - JPMorgan Manav Patnaik - Barclays David Begleiter - Deutsche Bank Pave ...

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Ecolab Inc. (ECL) reported fourth-quarter 2023 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.55, up 22% year over year. The bottom line exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.7%.GAAP EPS for the quarter was $1.41, up 51.6% year over year.Full-year adjusted EPS was $5.21, up 16% compared with that at the end of the comparable 2022 period. The figure surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.4%.Revenue DetailsRevenues grossed $3.94 billion in the reported quarter, up 7.3% year over year. The metric missed the ...

Ecolab (ECL) reported $3.94 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.3%. EPS of $1.55 for the same period compares to $1.27 a year ago.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.96 billion, representing a surprise of -0.45%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +0.65%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.54.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street e ...

Ecolab (ECL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.55 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.54 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.27 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 0.65%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this cleaning, food-safety and pest-control services company would post earnings of $1.52 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.54, delivering a surprise of 1.32%.Over ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL): FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS Reported sales $3.9 billion, +7% versus last year. Organic sales +6%, led by double-digit growth in the Institutional & Specialty segment and Pest Elimination, and solid Industrial segment growth. As expected, Healthcare & Life Sciences segment sales were stable versus last year but continued to show good sequential sales growth. Reported operating income +48%. Organic operating income +21%, driven by continued strong ...