US Ecology Inc (NASDAQ:ECOL) Shifting Institutional Investors Sentiment

Sentiment for US Ecology Inc (NASDAQ:ECOL)

US Ecology Inc (NASDAQ:ECOL) institutional sentiment increased to 1.59 in Q3 2019. Its up 0.47, from 1.12 in 2019Q2. The ratio improved, as 73 institutional investors increased or opened new positions, while 46 decreased and sold their holdings in US Ecology Inc. The institutional investors in our partner’s database reported: 19.60 million shares, up from 18.62 million shares in 2019Q2. Also, the number of institutional investors holding US Ecology Inc in their top 10 positions was flat from 0 to 0 for the same number . Sold All: 10 Reduced: 36 Increased: 52 New Position: 21.

US Ecology, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides environmental services to commercial and government entities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company has market cap of $1.30 billion. It operates in two divisions, Environmental Services; and Field & Industrial Services. It has a 25.03 P/E ratio. The Environmental Services segment offers hazardous material management services, including transportation, recycling, treatment, and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste at its landfill, wastewater, and other treatment facilities.

The stock decreased 0.33% or $0.19 during the last trading session, reaching $56.81. About 5,414 shares traded. US Ecology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECOL) has declined 13.65% since December 11, 2018 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 13.65% the S&P500.

Analysts await US Ecology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECOL) to report earnings on February, 20. They expect $0.61 EPS, down 6.15 % or $0.04 from last year’s $0.65 per share. ECOL’s profit will be $13.96 million for 23.28 P/E if the $0.61 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.75 actual EPS reported by US Ecology, Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -18.67 % negative EPS growth.

Silvercrest Asset Management Group Llc holds 0.68% of its portfolio in US Ecology, Inc. for 1.29 million shares. Rice Hall James & Associates Llc owns 293,975 shares or 0.67% of their US portfolio. Moreover, Redmond Asset Management Llc has 0.65% invested in the company for 22,944 shares. The Massachusetts-based Eagleclaw Capital Managment Llc has invested 0.55% in the stock. Fenimore Asset Management Inc, a New York-based fund reported 262,879 shares.

More notable recent US Ecology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECOL) news were published by: Finance.Yahoo.com which released: “Noble Midstream Partners LP (NBLX): Hedge Funds Properly Avoided This Stock – Yahoo Finance” on October 28, 2019, also Nasdaq.com with their article: “US Ecology (ECOL) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates – Nasdaq” published on February 21, 2019, Bizjournals.com published: “Smarter Sorting scores $17M to reduce chemical waste – Austin Business Journal” on September 23, 2019. More interesting news about US Ecology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECOL) were released by: Globenewswire.com and their article: “US Ecology Board Reaffirms Capital Allocation Strategy – GlobeNewswire” published on May 29, 2018 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “US Ecology, Inc. 2019 Q2 – Results – Earnings Call Slides – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: August 02, 2019.