US Ecology (NASDAQ:ECOL) was upgraded by equities research analysts at BidaskClub from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report released on Tuesday, BidAskClub reports.
A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on ECOL. UBS Group set a $63.00 price target on shares of US Ecology and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of US Ecology from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, ValuEngine downgraded shares of US Ecology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th.
ECOL opened at $49.15 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $53.33 and its 200-day moving average is $58.38. US Ecology has a 1-year low of $47.80 and a 1-year high of $67.24. The company has a current ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 2.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The company has a market cap of $1.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.65 and a beta of 0.59.
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quadrant Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in US Ecology during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Americana Partners LLC acquired a new stake in US Ecology during the 4th quarter worth approximately $47,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in US Ecology during the 1st quarter worth approximately $77,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its position in US Ecology by 27.4% during the 3rd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 1,476 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $94,000 after buying an additional 317 shares during the period. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co acquired a new stake in US Ecology during the 4th quarter worth approximately $87,000. Institutional investors own 98.75% of the company’s stock.
US Ecology Company Profile
US Ecology, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides environmental services to commercial and government entities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates through two segments, Environmental Services, and Field & Industrial Services. The Environmental Services segment offers hazardous material management services, including transportation, recycling, treatment, and disposal of hazardous, non-hazardous, and radioactive waste at its landfill, wastewater, deep-well injection, and other treatment facilities.
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