Ecolab saw a positive improvement to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating on Monday, with an increase from 65 to 71.
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IBD's proprietary RS Rating measures market leadership by showing how a stock's price action over the last 52 weeks measures up against that of the other stocks in our database.
Decades of market research reveals that the best-performing stocks often have an RS Rating north of 80 in the early stages of their moves. See if Ecolab can continue to show renewed price strength and hit that benchmark.
Ecolab is working on a cup with handle with a 271.26 entry. See if the stock can clear the breakout price in heavy trading.
Ecolab reported 12% EPS growth in its most recent report, while sales growth came in at -2%. Look for the next report on or around Jul. 29.
Ecolab earns the No. 1 rank among its peers in the Soap & Cleaning Preparation industry group. Church & Dwight and Clorox are also among the group's highest-rated stocks.
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