Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/16/16, Ecolab, Inc. (NYSE: ECL) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.35, payable on 10/17/16. As a percentage of ECL's recent stock price of $117.74, this dividend works out to approximately 0.30%.
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Below is a dividend history chart for ECL, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.35 declared by Ecolab, Inc.:
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from ECL is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.19% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
The chart below shows the one year performance of ECL shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, ECL's low point in its 52 week range is $98.62 per share, with $124.60 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $117.53.
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According to the ETF Finder at ETFChannel.com, ECL makes up 7.91% of the PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio ETF (AMEX: PHO) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Wednesday.
In Wednesday trading, Ecolab, Inc. shares are currently up about 0.2% on the day.
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