Jefferies analyst Laurence Alexander maintains $Ecolab (ECL.US)$ with a buy rating, and maintains the target price at $310.
According to TipRanks data, the analyst has a success rate of 50.4% and a total average return of 0.3% over the past year.
Furthermore, according to the comprehensive report, the opinions of $Ecolab (ECL.US)$'s main analysts recently are as follows:
The valuation of the stock has been deemed to have become excessive, suggesting that the company is now in a position where it must meet its financial targets without any leeway for error.
The company is showing progress with its 'value pricing' initiative and has generated new business to counterbalance softer end-markets. Nevertheless, the current valuation of the stock appears somewhat extended, suggesting a more advantageous entry point may present itself in the future.
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富瑞集團分析師Laurence Alexander維持$藝康集團 (ECL.US)$買入評級，維持目標價310美元。
根據TipRanks數據顯示，該分析師近一年總勝率為50.4%，總平均回報率為0.3%。
此外，綜合報道，$藝康集團 (ECL.US)$近期主要分析師觀點如下：
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