US Ecology (ECOL) Gets a Hold Rating from BMO Capital


BMO Capital analyst Jeffrey Silber maintained a Hold rating on US Ecology (ECOL) today and set a price target of $74. The company’s shares opened today at $67.34.

According to TipRanks.com, Silber is a top 25 analyst with an average return of 20.5% and a 74.7% success rate. Silber covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as Adtalem Global Education Inc, AMN Healthcare Services Inc, and American Public Education.

US Ecology has an analyst consensus of Moderate Sell, with a price target consensus of $67.50.

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Based on US Ecology’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending September 30, the company reported a quarterly net profit of $13.43 million. In comparison, last year the company had a net profit of $8.37 million.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 43 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. Most recently, in September 2018, Simon Bell, the EVP & COO of ECOL bought 7,920 shares for a total of $199,980.

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US Ecology, Inc.engages in the provision of industrial waste management and recycling services to commercial and government entities, including refineries and chemical production facilities, manufacturers, electric utilities, steel mills, medical and academic institutions, and waste brokers.

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