Dudley & Shanley Llc increased its stake in Bank Of America Corp. (BAC) by 50% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Dudley & Shanley Llc bought 55,000 shares as the company’s stock rose 2.11% with the market. The hedge fund held 165,000 shares of the major banks company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at $4.07 million, up from 110,000 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Dudley & Shanley Llc who had been investing in Bank Of America Corp. for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $278.17B market cap company. The stock decreased 0.79% or $0.23 during the last trading session, reaching $28.8. About 12.55 million shares traded. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) has declined 7.78% since March 5, 2018 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 12.15% the S&P500. Some Historical BAC News: 05/05/2018 – Gold can get to 5-year highs if it can clear one technical hurdle: BofA (via @CNBCFuturesNow); 13/04/2018 – CrowdfundInsider: Bank of America Launches New Digital Mortgage Experience; 16/04/2018 – BANK OF AMERICA MARCH CREDIT-CARD WRITE-OFFS 2.81% :3481126Z US; 16/04/2018 – Bank of America 1Q Global Banking Rev $4.9B; 12/03/2018 – Carter’s, Inc. Announces Participation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2018 Consumer & Retail Technology Conference; 29/03/2018 – AustinBizJournal: EXCLUSIVE: @BankofAmerica to consolidate Austin offices, move into same downtown tower as Facebook…; 15/05/2018 – Adamas Pharma Presenting at Bank of America Conference Tomorrow; 27/04/2018 – GREENSKY INC SAYS BOFA MERRILL LYNCH, CITIGROUP, CREDIT SUISSE ARE AMONG UNDERWRITERS TO IPO; 22/05/2018 – 8×8 Presenting at Bank of America Conference Jun 5; 16/05/2018 – S&PGR Affirms ‘BB+/B’ Rtgs On BAC Intnl Bank, Otlk Still Stbl

Harvey Investment Co Llc decreased its stake in Ecolab Incorporated (ECL) by 4.86% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Harvey Investment Co Llc sold 2,754 shares as the company’s stock rose 8.53% with the market. The institutional investor held 53,875 shares of the package goods and cosmetics company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at $7.94 million, down from 56,629 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Harvey Investment Co Llc who had been investing in Ecolab Incorporated for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $49.25B market cap company. The stock increased 0.54% or $0.92 during the last trading session, reaching $170.5. About 135,843 shares traded. Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) has risen 31.75% since March 5, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 27.38% the S&P500. Some Historical ECL News: 21/05/2018 – New Ecolab Health Department Reporting Platform Helps Foodservice Operators Proactively Manage Food Safety Risks; 08/05/2018 – Ecolab Schedules Webcast of Industry Conference for May 15, 2018; 08/03/2018 – Ecolab Closes Above 50-Day Moving Average: Technicals; 03/05/2018 – Ecolab Annual Meeting Results Announced; 07/03/2018 – ECOLAB – SOLD PHOSPHONATE COMPONENT BUSINESS IN CHINA TO ITALMATCH CHEMICALS SPA; 23/04/2018 – DJ Ecolab Inc, Inst Holders, 1Q 2018 (ECL); 19/04/2018 – Ecolab Launches Cleanroom Portfolio in North America; 01/05/2018 – Ecolab 1Q Net $247.3M; 01/05/2018 – Ecolab Sees 12c-15c/Share in Charges for 2018; 09/03/2018 – ECOLAB TOP HOLDER CASCADE BOOSTED STAKE TO 11.6%

More notable recent Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) news were published by: which released: “Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) – Stocks Falter As Trade Tension, European Growth Worries Mount – Benzinga” on February 07, 2019, also Investorplace.com with their article: “Bank of America Stock Looks Good For Investors Who See Bigger As Better – Investorplace.com” published on February 11, 2019, Bizjournals.com published: “BofA a newcomer on Fortune’s ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ list in 2019 – Charlotte Business Journal” on February 14, 2019. More interesting news about Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) were released by: Streetinsider.com and their article: “Buffett’s Berkshire Enters Red Hat (RHT), Suncor (SU); Adds BofA (BAC), JP Morgan (JPM); Lowers Apple (AAPL), Liquidates Oracle (ORCL) – 13F (more…) – StreetInsider.com” published on February 14, 2019 as well as ‘s news article titled: “Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) – In Wake Of SunTrust/BB&T Merger, Financials Weak On Lower Bond Yields – Benzinga” with publication date: February 08, 2019.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.83 in 2018 Q4. Its down 0.01, from 0.84 in 2018Q3. It dropped, as 107 investors sold BAC shares while 616 reduced holdings. 124 funds opened positions while 475 raised stakes. 6.44 billion shares or 1.20% more from 6.37 billion shares in 2018Q3 were reported. State Of Wisconsin Inv Board accumulated 12.35M shares or 0.99% of the stock. 2.35M are held by Poplar Forest Ltd Liability Corporation. The Illinois-based Brookstone Cap Mngmt has invested 0.1% in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC). D E Shaw holds 0.04% or 1.22M shares. Ntv Asset Mngmt Ltd Liability Corporation has 24,212 shares. Weik Cap Management holds 21,405 shares. 114.69M are held by Geode Mngmt Ltd Limited Liability Company. San Francisco Sentry Investment (Ca) owns 0.39% invested in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) for 33,830 shares. Eastern Fincl Bank has invested 1.15% in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC). Marshwinds Advisory holds 0.14% or 10,976 shares. Picton Mahoney Asset Management owns 875,901 shares for 1.93% of their portfolio. Moreover, Salzhauer Michael has 16.76% invested in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) for 1.21 million shares. Price T Rowe Md reported 24.53 million shares. Murphy Cap Mngmt Incorporated stated it has 49,329 shares or 0.2% of all its holdings. 2,050 are held by Barrett Asset Lc.

Analysts await Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) to report earnings on May, 7. They expect $1.02 EPS, up 12.09% or $0.11 from last year’s $0.91 per share. ECL’s profit will be $294.65M for 41.79 P/E if the $1.02 EPS becomes a reality. After $1.54 actual EPS reported by Ecolab Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -33.77% negative EPS growth.

Harvey Investment Co Llc, which manages about $445.75 million and $518.45 million US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Tjx Companies Incorporated New (NYSE:TJX) by 255,031 shares to 515,032 shares, valued at $23.04 million in 2018Q4, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Ulta Beauty Incorporated (NASDAQ:ULTA) by 30,950 shares in the quarter, for a total of 36,352 shares, and has risen its stake in Procter & Gamble Co Com (NYSE:PG).

Since September 6, 2018, it had 0 insider buys, and 4 sales for $13.35 million activity. $1.43M worth of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) was sold by Berger Larry L. $6.41 million worth of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) was sold by BAKER DOUGLAS M JR. On Thursday, September 6 Mulhere Timothy P sold $1.50M worth of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) or 9,800 shares. 2,811 shares were sold by BILLER LESLIE S, worth $450,884.

More notable recent Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “Ecolab Acquires Lobster Ink For Online Training Tech – Seeking Alpha” on February 12, 2019, also with their article: “Earnings Scheduled For February 19, 2019 – Benzinga” published on February 19, 2019, Seekingalpha.com published: “Ecolab Inc. 2018 Q4 – Results – Earnings Call Slides – Seeking Alpha” on February 19, 2019. More interesting news about Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) were released by: Streetinsider.com and their article: “Ecolab (ECL) Acquires Online Training Provider Lobster Ink – StreetInsider.com” published on February 08, 2019 as well as Bizjournals.com‘s news article titled: “Ecolab spinning off $2.4B business that sells to oil producers – Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal” with publication date: February 05, 2019.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.01 in Q4 2018. Its up 0.09, from 0.92 in 2018Q3. It improved, as 41 investors sold ECL shares while 311 reduced holdings. 100 funds opened positions while 255 raised stakes. 210.50 million shares or 1.79% more from 206.81 million shares in 2018Q3 were reported. Clear Harbor Asset Mgmt Llc owns 14,206 shares or 0.48% of their US portfolio. Acadian Asset Mgmt Ltd Liability has invested 0.01% in Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL). Johnson Inv Counsel reported 0.01% of its portfolio in Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL). Old Point Fin N A holds 2.23% or 25,625 shares in its portfolio. Grace And White New York reported 6,400 shares. Aldebaran holds 1.18% or 10,569 shares in its portfolio. Citigroup Inc stated it has 271,034 shares or 0.04% of all its holdings. Davenport And Com Limited Liability holds 328,696 shares or 0.67% of its portfolio. The United Kingdom-based Lloyds Banking Gru Public Limited Com has invested 1.24% in Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL). Kentucky Retirement has invested 0.18% in Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL). First Interstate Bank has 0% invested in Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL). Fayez Sarofim stated it has 0% of its portfolio in Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL). Kessler Inv Group Lc holds 546 shares or 0.1% of its portfolio. State Bank Of America De holds 0.12% or 4.45M shares in its portfolio. Chicago Equity Ltd Liability Co accumulated 0.01% or 1,450 shares.