Ecolab Competitors

Stocks . Germany . 
Stock . Ecolab Inc
ECJ Stock  EUR 226.80  3.50  1.52%   
Ecolab Inc competes with Linde Plc, Linde PLC, Air Liquide, Sherwin Williams, and Ecolab; as well as few others. The company classifies itself under Basic Materials sector and is part of Specialty Chemicals industry. Analyzing Ecolab competition allows you to expand the diversification possibilities of your existing portfolios and to get a better perspective on locking in new positions. Investors sometimes prefer comparable analysis of Ecolab to its intrinsic valuation because they are able to contrast its competitors on a relative basis. Check out Ecolab Correlation with its peers.
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Valuation
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Ecolab Competition Correlation Matrix

Typically, diversification allows investors to combine positions across different asset classes to reduce overall portfolio risk. Correlation between Ecolab and its competitors represents the degree of relationship between the price movements of corresponding stocks. A correlation of about +1.0 implies that the price of Ecolab and its corresponding peer move in tandem. A correlation of -1.0 means that prices move in opposite directions. A correlation of close to zero suggests that the price movements of assets are uncorrelated; in other words, the historical price movement of Ecolab Inc does not affect the price movement of the other competitor.
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High positive correlations   
LIN
+ 0.99
LIN
SIKB
+ 0.89
AIL
DLY
+ 0.86
SIKB
DLY
+ 0.8
AIL
AMC
+ 0.71
SJ3
PPQ
+ 0.6
6D81
  
High negative correlations   
AMC
- 0.69
SIKB
AMC
- 0.68
AIL
SJ3
- 0.5
AIL
AMC
- 0.48
DLY
SIKB
- 0.47
SJ3
SIKB
- 0.32
ECJ

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Ecolab Stock performing well and Ecolab Company doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Ecolab's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
LIN  0.74 (0.07) 0.00 (0.32) 0.00 
 0.00 
 1.62 
(1.60)
 6.13 
LIN  0.65 (0.06) 0.00 (0.22) 0.00 
 0.00 
 1.35 
(1.30)
 5.12 
AIL  0.77 (0.12) 0.00  2.02  0.00 
 0.00 
 1.36 
(2.01)
 4.17 
SJ3  1.25 (0.05) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 0.00 
 3.86 
(2.34)
 14.34 
ECJ  0.85  0.00 (0.01) 0.04  0.99 
(0.95)
 2.20 
(1.52)
 5.43 
SIKB  1.25 (0.34) 0.00 (5.81) 0.00 
 0.00 
 2.50 
(3.08)
 9.15 
6D81  1.09  0.00 (0.02) 0.03  1.23 
(1.34)
 2.47 
(2.20)
 12.90 
DLY  1.27 (0.25) 0.00 (0.61) 0.00 
 0.00 
 3.10 
(2.72)
 9.70 
PPQ  1.10  0.03  0.01  0.59  1.07 
(1.34)
 2.39 
(1.78)
 7.27 
AMC  2.96  0.17  0.05  0.69  3.01 
(3.55)
 7.95 
(5.10)
 20.17 
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Ecolab Competitive Analysis

The better you understand Ecolab competitors, the better chance you have of utilizing it as a position in your portfolios. From an individual investor's perspective, Ecolab's competitive analysis can cover a whole range of metrics. Some of these will be more critical depending on who you are as an investor and how you react to market volatility. However, if you are locking your investment sandscape to a long-term horizon, comparing the fundamental indicator across Ecolab's competition over several years is one of the best ways to analyze its investment potential.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Peers    View Performance Chart
ECJ LIN LIN AIL SJ3 SIKB 6D81 DLY PPQ AMC
 1.52 
 226.80 
Ecolab
 0.34 
 404.40 
Linde
 0.25 
 406.00 
Linde
 0.06 
 155.36 
Air
 0.91 
 328.05 
Sherwin
 5.79 
 22.80 
SIKA
 0.70 
 73.83 
Dupont
 2.72 
 71.50 
LyondellBasell
 0.48 
 114.05 
PPG
 4.19 
 85.82 
Albemarle
Market Volatility
(90 Days Market Risk)
Very steady
Very steady
Very steady
Very steady
Very steady
Very steady
Very steady
Very steady
Very steady
Very steady
Market Performance
(90 Days Performance)
Weak
Very Weak
Very Weak
Very Weak
Very Weak
Very Weak
Very Weak
Very Weak
Weak
Insignificant
Odds of Financial Distress
(Probability Of Bankruptcy)
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
Current Valuation
(Equity Enterprise Value)
Over Valued
Over Valued
Over Valued
Over Valued
Fairly Valued
Over Valued
Over Valued
Over Valued
Fairly Valued
Over Valued
Buy or Sell Advice
(Average Analysts Consensus)
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Trade Advice
(90 Days Macroaxis Advice)
Strong Hold
Buy
Strong Buy
Cautious Hold
Buy
Cautious Hold
Hold
Buy
Strong Hold
Sell
Current Ratio
1.14
0.71
N/A
N/A
0.84
1.93
2.66
1.47
1.42
1.55
Net Asset
21.46 B
79.66 B
79.66 B
46.78 B
22.59 B
N/A
41.35 B
36.37 B
20.74 B
15.46 B
Profit Margin
0.077
0.12
0.12
0.0922
0.0912
0.11
0.45
0.0769
0.0581
0.37
EBITDA
1.59 B
9.96 B
9.85 B
5.99 B
3.54 B
1.86 B
3.12 B
6.33 B
2.1 B
2.86 B
Operating Margin
0.13
0.2
0.2
0.15
0.14
0.15
0.16
0.1
0.0976
0.35
Current Valuation
48.94 B
166.54 B
166.54 B
85.32 B
72.83 B
N/A
42.37 B
36.62 B
35.34 B
29.44 B
Price To Book
6.02
4.39
4.41
3.12
25.47
N/A
1.4
2.21
5.0
4.28
Five Year Return
1.09
1.76
N/A
N/A
0.81
N/A
2.62
3.65
1.35
N/A
Retained Earnings
N/A
8.42 B
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Current Asset
N/A
7.07 B
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Beta
1.0
0.88
0.88
0.66
1.07
0.8
1.26
1.24
1.18
1.58
Number Of Employees
47 K
10
10
67.1 K
64.37 K
27.71 K
23 K
19.3 K
52 K
7.4 K
Shares Outstanding
284.46 M
492.56 M
492.56 M
522.24 M
258.44 M
1.54 B
458.34 M
325.99 M
235.18 M
117.2 M
Cash Flow From Operations
2.06 B
8.86 B
8.86 B
5.57 B
1.92 B
1.43 B
588 M
6.12 B
963 M
1.91 B
Annual Yield
0.0132
0.0134
0.0138
0.0196
0.011
0.0113
0.0196
0.0492
0.0185
0.0062
Total Debt
8.08 B
12.2 B
12.2 B
11.54 B
9.59 B
4.16 B
7.77 B
10.54 B
6.5 B
3.21 B
Return On Equity
0.15
0.0986
0.0986
0.12
0.73
N/A
0.0393
0.31
0.16
0.4
Z Score
3.0
7.8
7.8
3.6
3.0
6.0
2.4
2.2
2.4
4.8
Return On Asset
0.0542
0.0514
0.0514
0.0599
0.0866
N/A
0.0294
0.0868
0.0511
0.12
Book Value Per Share
25.43
81.08
81.08
45.47
12.05
3.13
58.0
38.73
28.04
68.13
Current Liabilities
N/A
8.74 B
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total Asset
21.46 B
79.66 B
79.66 B
46.78 B
22.59 B
N/A
41.35 B
36.37 B
20.74 B
15.46 B
Debt To Equity
93.2
0.33
N/A
N/A
3.83
1.13
0.4
112.0
120.2
50.4
Target Price
232.93
339.5
N/A
N/A
311.98
N/A
N/A
117.52
175.32
229.81
Last Dividend Paid
2.06
4.68
4.68
2.95
2.4
N/A
1.32
4.7
2.42
1.58
Shares Owned By Institutions
89.55
83.94
83.94
31.71
79.28
0.022
80.42
72.0
82.41
86.78
Market Capitalization
42.68 B
162.55 B
160.48 B
78.02 B
53.32 B
42.11 B
31.36 B
29.62 B
28.93 B
27.68 B
Price To Earning
36.95
59.22
N/A
N/A
39.7
61.08
16.98
7.09
19.9
10.29
Price To Earnings To Growth
2.0
2.74
2.76
1.76
2.11
N/A
1.65
N/A
1.84
0.31
Price To Sales
2.85
4.54
4.53
2.65
2.77
N/A
1.8
0.46
1.6
4.72
Net Income
1.09 B
4.15 B
4.28 B
2.57 B
2.02 B
1.04 B
5.87 B
3.88 B
1.03 B
2.69 B
Earnings Per Share
3.6
7.76
7.94
5.04
7.29
0.73
1.92
11.15
4.09
21.52
Shares Owned By Insiders
0.49
0.18
0.18
2.8
8.51
N/A
0.15
20.88
0.27
0.15
Revenue
14.19 B
33.36 B
33.36 B
23.33 B
22.15 B
10.39 B
13.02 B
50.45 B
17.65 B
7.32 B
Working Capital
N/A
(1.67 B)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Cash And Equivalents
79 M
3.14 B
N/A
N/A
219.6 M
1.13 B
3.96 B
1.35 B
1.02 B
465.27 M
Cash Per Share
0.27
6.07
N/A
N/A
0.84
0.8
7.57
4.03
4.32
4.39
Gross Profit
5.43 B
13.91 B
13.91 B
16.12 B
9.33 B
4.79 B
4.62 B
6.6 B
6.6 B
3.08 B
Day Typical Price
226.33
404.2
404.13
154.8
328.05
22.8
73.83
70.95
113.58
85.07
Accumulation Distribution
0.0062
0.0152
0.0148
0.0108
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.0229
0.0123
0.0261
Market Facilitation Index
1.4
6.2
6.0
1.68
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.64
1.4
2.24
Daily Balance Of Power
(2.50)
(0.23)
(0.17)
(0.06)
(9,223,372,036,855)
(9,223,372,036,855)
(9,223,372,036,855)
(1.22)
(0.39)
(1.67)
Period Momentum Indicator
(3.50)
(1.40)
(1.00)
(0.10)
(3.00)
(1.40)
(0.52)
(2.00)
(0.55)
(3.75)
Rate Of Daily Change
0.98
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.99
0.94
0.99
0.97
1.0
0.96
Day Median Price
226.1
404.1
403.2
154.52
328.05
22.8
73.83
70.68
113.35
84.7
Price Action Indicator
(1.05)
(0.40)
2.3
0.79
(1.50)
(0.70)
(0.26)
(0.18)
0.42
(0.76)
Coefficient Of Variation
5919.74
(2,046)
(2,058)
(884.35)
(9,143)
(513.89)
13385.36
(768.69)
3499.17
2079.75
Mean Deviation
0.848
0.7398
0.6532
0.772
1.25
1.25
1.09
1.27
1.1
2.96
Jensen Alpha
0.0044
(0.07)
(0.06)
(0.12)
(0.05)
(0.34)
3.0E-4
(0.25)
0.0287
0.1722
Total Risk Alpha
(0.02)
(0.09)
(0.08)
(0.15)
(0.09)
(0.39)
(0.04)
(0.29)
(0.01)
0.0685
Sortino Ratio
(0.01)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(0.02)
N/A
0.0069
0.0499
Downside Variance
1.02
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.56
N/A
1.22
9.76
Standard Deviation
1.14
1.06
0.9165
0.9858
2.05
1.69
1.7
1.74
1.39
3.91
Kurtosis
0.6893
3.03
1.88
(0.20)
9.77
1.23
10.01
0.9304
1.49
1.31
Potential Upside
2.2
1.62
1.35
1.36
3.86
2.5
2.47
3.1
2.39
7.95
Treynor Ratio
0.0424
(0.32)
(0.22)
2.02
(0.03)
(5.81)
0.025
(0.61)
0.5852
0.694
Maximum Drawdown
5.43
6.13
5.12
4.17
14.34
9.15
12.9
9.7
7.27
20.17
Variance
1.3
1.13
0.8399
0.9718
4.19
2.85
2.89
3.04
1.94
15.28
Market Risk Adjusted Performance
0.0524
(0.31)
(0.21)
2.03
(0.02)
(5.80)
0.035
(0.60)
0.5952
0.704
Risk Adjusted Performance
0.0164
(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.09)
(0)
(0.15)
0.0113
(0.1)
0.027
0.0461
Skewness
0.5267
(0.39)
(0.48)
(0.49)
(1.39)
(0.40)
2.08
0.3555
1.0
0.9435
Semi Deviation
0.9862
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.23
N/A
1.07
3.01
Information Ratio
(0.01)
(0.08)
(0.08)
(0.15)
(0.03)
(0.21)
(0.01)
(0.15)
0.0055
0.0398
Value At Risk
(1.52)
(1.60)
(1.30)
(2.01)
(2.34)
(3.08)
(2.20)
(2.72)
(1.78)
(5.10)
Expected Short fall
(0.95)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(1.34)
N/A
(1.34)
(3.55)
Downside Deviation
1.01
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.25
N/A
1.1
3.12
Semi Variance
0.9726
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.51
N/A
1.14
9.04

Ecolab Competition Performance Charts

Five steps to successful analysis of Ecolab Competition

Ecolab's competitive analysis is the process of researching and evaluating its competitive landscape. It provides an understanding of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) faced by Ecolab Inc in relation to its competition. Ecolab's competition analysis typically involves several steps, including:
  • Identifying the key players in the market: This involves identifying the major competitors of Ecolab in the market, both direct and indirect, as well as new entrants and disruptive technologies.
  • Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each competitor: This involves evaluating each competitor's strengths and weaknesses in areas such as product offerings, market share, brand recognition, financial performance, and distribution channels.
  • Understanding the competitive environment: This involves evaluating the regulatory environment, economic conditions, and other factors that may impact Ecolab's competitive landscape.
  • Identifying opportunities and threats: This involves using the information gathered during the analysis to identify opportunities and threats to Ecolab Inc, and developing a strategy to address them.
  • Evaluating the competitive landscape: This involves understanding the competitive dynamics of the market, such as pricing, marketing, and distribution strategies, as well as analyzing the competitive advantage of each competitor.
Competitive analysis is an essential tool for businesses to stay ahead of the competition and can be used to inform decision-making and strategy development. By understanding the competitive landscape and staying informed about the activities of competitors, a company can make more informed decisions and improve its overall performance.

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When determining whether Ecolab Inc is a strong investment it is important to analyze Ecolab's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Ecolab's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Ecolab Stock, refer to the following important reports:
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