• Live Feeds
    • Press Releases
    • Insider Trading
    • FDA Approvals
    • Analyst Ratings
    • Insider Trading
    • SEC filings
    • Market insights
  • Analyst Ratings
  • Alerts
  • Subscriptions
  • AI SuperconnectorNEW
  • Settings
  • RSS Feeds
Quantisnow Logo
  • Live Feeds
    • Press Releases
    • Insider Trading
    • FDA Approvals
    • Analyst Ratings
    • Insider Trading
    • SEC filings
    • Market insights
  • Analyst Ratings
  • Alerts
  • Subscriptions
  • AI SuperconnectorNEW
  • Settings
  • RSS Feeds
PublishGo to AppAI Superconnector
    Quantisnow Logo

    © 2025 quantisnow.com
    Democratizing insights since 2022

    Services
    Live news feedsRSS FeedsAlertsPublish with Us
    Company
    AboutQuantisnow PlusContactJobsAI superconnector for talent & startupsNEW
    Legal
    Terms of usePrivacy policyCookie policy

    Gabelli Funds to Host 14th Annual Specialty Chemical Symposium Thursday, March 16, 2023

    3/1/23 7:30:00 AM ET
    $AVD
    $CCF
    $ECL
    $KWR
    Agricultural Chemicals
    Industrials
    Building Products
    Consumer Discretionary
    Get the next $AVD alert in real time by email

    Gabelli Funds is hosting its 14th Annual Specialty Chemical Symposium at the Harvard Club in New York, NY on Thursday, March 16, 2023. The symposium will focus on the themes of pricing power, global supply chain, demand trends, inflationary pressures, sustainability, and M&A. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet with management in a one-on-one setting.

    Presenting Companies:

    9:20am

     

    Opening Remarks

     

    Rosemarie Morbelli, CFA Gabelli Funds

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Wayne Pinsent, CFA Gabelli Funds

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    9:30

     

    Quaker Houghton (NYSE:KWR)

     

    Shane Hostetter, CFO

    Jeffrey Schnell, VP Investor Relations

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    10:00

     

    Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ:PLL)

     

    Keith Phillips, CEO

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    10:30

     

    BASF Corporation (XETRA: BAS.DE)

     

    Alex Koehler, Investor Relations

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    11:00

     

    Minerals Technologies (NYSE:MTX)

     

    Douglas Dietrich, Chairman/CEO

    Erik Aldag, CFO

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    *11:30

     

    Chase Corporation (NYSE:CCF)

     

    Michael Bourque, CFO;

    Ken Feroldi, IR Director

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    12:00pm

     

    American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD)

     

    William Kuser, IR Director;

    Eric Wintemute, CEO (virtual)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    **2:00

     

    Ecolab (NYSE:ECL)

     

    Greg Cook, Executive VP, Global Institutional

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    *Virtual Presentation

     

     

     

     

     

     

    **Virtual Group Fireside Chat

     

     

     

     

     

     

    More to come…

    Details:

    Gabelli Funds' 14th Annual Specialty Chemicals Symposium

    March 16, 2023

    9:20 am - 2:30 pm

    Virtual Conference Registration: https://gabelli.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ypbTBXNIQ3K0RmoCjCxSGg

    Gabelli Funds, LLC is a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is a wholly owned subsidiary of GAMCO Investors, Inc.

    View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230228006437/en/

    Get the next $AVD alert in real time by email

    Crush Q3 2025 with the Best AI Superconnector

    Stay ahead of the competition with Standout.work - your AI-powered talent-to-startup matching platform.

    AI-Powered Inbox
    Context-aware email replies
    Strategic Decision Support
    Get Started with Standout.work

    Recent Analyst Ratings for
    $AVD
    $CCF
    $ECL
    $KWR

    CompanyDatePrice TargetRatingAnalyst
    Ecolab Inc.
    $ECL
    7/30/2025$300.00Neutral → Outperform
    Robert W. Baird
    Quaker Houghton
    $KWR
    6/9/2025$146.00Hold → Buy
    Jefferies
    Ecolab Inc.
    $ECL
    4/21/2025$290.00Neutral → Buy
    Seaport Research Partners
    Ecolab Inc.
    $ECL
    4/16/2025$230.00Overweight → Equal Weight
    Wells Fargo
    Ecolab Inc.
    $ECL
    3/24/2025$270.00Buy → Neutral
    Redburn Atlantic
    Minerals Technologies Inc.
    $MTX
    1/28/2025$103.00Buy
    Truist
    Ecolab Inc.
    $ECL
    1/28/2025$263.00 → $280.00Equal-Weight → Overweight
    Morgan Stanley
    Quaker Houghton
    $KWR
    1/7/2025$200.00 → $170.00Overweight → Neutral
    Piper Sandler
    More analyst ratings

    $AVD
    $CCF
    $ECL
    $KWR
    Insider Purchases

    Insider purchases reveal critical bullish sentiment about the company from key stakeholders. See them live in this feed.

    View All

    Director Maclennan David bought $167,108 worth of shares (600 units at $278.51), increasing direct ownership by 3% to 20,253 units (SEC Form 4)

    4 - ECOLAB INC. (0000031462) (Issuer)

    8/15/25 4:43:26 PM ET
    $ECL
    Package Goods/Cosmetics
    Consumer Discretionary

    Director Motwani Rocky bought $20,094 worth of shares (370 units at $54.31), increasing direct ownership by 45% to 1,192 units (SEC Form 4)

    4 - MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC (0000891014) (Issuer)

    6/17/25 11:23:01 AM ET
    $MTX
    Major Chemicals
    Basic Materials

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Kaye Douglas bought $9,340 worth of shares (2,000 units at $4.67), increasing direct ownership by 0.69% to 290,461 units (SEC Form 4)

    4 - AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (0000005981) (Issuer)

    6/12/25 6:13:45 PM ET
    $AVD
    Agricultural Chemicals
    Industrials

    $AVD
    $CCF
    $ECL
    $KWR
    Insider Trading

    Insider transactions reveal critical sentiment about the company from key stakeholders. See them live in this feed.

    View All

    Director Vautrinot Suzanne M exercised 2,300 shares at a strike of $115.08, covered exercise/tax liability with 946 shares and sold $383,401 worth of shares (1,354 units at $283.16) (SEC Form 4)

    4 - ECOLAB INC. (0000031462) (Issuer)

    8/19/25 4:32:57 PM ET
    $ECL
    Package Goods/Cosmetics
    Consumer Discretionary

    SVP, CDIO Ransley Anna covered exercise/tax liability with 372 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 16% to 1,959 units (SEC Form 4)

    4 - QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP (0000081362) (Issuer)

    8/19/25 4:23:37 PM ET
    $KWR
    Major Chemicals
    Industrials

    Director Maclennan David bought $167,108 worth of shares (600 units at $278.51), increasing direct ownership by 3% to 20,253 units (SEC Form 4)

    4 - ECOLAB INC. (0000031462) (Issuer)

    8/15/25 4:43:26 PM ET
    $ECL
    Package Goods/Cosmetics
    Consumer Discretionary

    $AVD
    $CCF
    $ECL
    $KWR
    SEC Filings

    View All

    SEC Form DEFA14A filed by Piedmont Lithium Inc.

    DEFA14A - Piedmont Lithium Inc. (0001728205) (Filer)

    8/19/25 5:17:27 PM ET
    $PLL
    Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
    Industrials

    American Vanguard Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation, Regulation FD Disclosure

    8-K - AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (0000005981) (Filer)

    8/19/25 4:34:15 PM ET
    $AVD
    Agricultural Chemicals
    Industrials

    SEC Form DEFA14A filed by Piedmont Lithium Inc.

    DEFA14A - Piedmont Lithium Inc. (0001728205) (Filer)

    8/19/25 4:20:01 PM ET
    $PLL
    Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
    Industrials

    $AVD
    $CCF
    $ECL
    $KWR
    Leadership Updates

    Live Leadership Updates

    View All

    Ecolab Appoints Julie Whalen to Board of Directors

    The board of directors of Ecolab Inc. has appointed Julie P. Whalen to the Ecolab Board of Directors as an independent director. Ms. Whalen was also appointed to the Audit and Finance Committees of the Board. Ms. Whalen is an accomplished financial executive and business leader with deep experience in the retail, technology and hospitality sectors. She has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for both Expedia Group, Inc. and Williams-Sonoma, Inc, and as a Director of Expedia Group, Inc., including as Chair of its Audit Committee. "Julie's extensive director- and executive-level experience at major global companies will bring new ideas and unique perspectives to

    8/6/25 4:30:00 PM ET
    $ECL
    Package Goods/Cosmetics
    Consumer Discretionary

    American Vanguard Announces Voting Results of 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

    American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) announced the voting results from its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 2, 2025. As to the first of three initiatives, the nine director nominees named in the proxy received more votes "for" than "against"; those persons are: Marisol Angelini, Scott Baskin, Mark Bassett, Patrick Gottschalk, Emer Gunter, Douglas Kaye, Steven Macicek, Keith Rosenbloom and Carmen Tiu. They will serve as directors until the next annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. In addition, the balance of the initiatives appearing on the Company's proxy passed, namely, the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte Touche, LLP as the com

    7/7/25 9:00:00 AM ET
    $AVD
    Agricultural Chemicals
    Industrials

    Dentsply Sirona Appoints Matthew E. Garth as Chief Financial Officer

    CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. ("Dentsply Sirona" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:XRAY) today announced that Matthew E. Garth has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 30, 2025. Mr. Garth brings nearly 30 years of proven financial management expertise to Dentsply Sirona, with a focus on driving value creation. He most recently served as Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administrative Officer of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, a global leader of branded consumer lawn and garden products. Prior to ScottsMiracle-Gro, Mr. Garth held numerous financial leadership roles at large, multinational companies, including Min

    5/29/25 4:30:00 PM ET
    $MTX
    $SMG
    $XRAY
    Major Chemicals
    Basic Materials
    Agricultural Chemicals
    Industrials

    $AVD
    $CCF
    $ECL
    $KWR
    Press Releases

    Fastest customizable press release news feed in the world

    View All

    Ovivo to Sell its Electronics Division to Ecolab and Start a New Phase of Growth

    MONTREAL, Aug. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Ovivo Inc. ("Ovivo"), a global provider of water and wastewater treatment equipment, technology and systems and its shareholder SKion Water GmbH ("SKion Water"), today announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement to sell Ovivo's Electronics division to Ecolab, a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, Ecolab is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and operates in more than 170 countries with 48,000 employees. The transaction has an enterprise valuation of approximately 2.4 billion Canadian dollars and is expected to close in the first quart

    8/12/25 8:05:00 AM ET
    $ECL
    Package Goods/Cosmetics
    Consumer Discretionary

    Ecolab to Acquire Ovivo's Electronics Ultra-Pure Water Business

    Acquisition will bring leading technologies and services to produce the most advanced microchips and enable water circularity for the rapidly growing microelectronics industry Ecolab Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ovivo's Electronics business, a leading and fast-growing global provider of breakthrough ultra-pure water technologies for semiconductor manufacturing. The acquisition will further strengthen Ecolab's global high-tech growth engine by bringing together Ovivo's ultra-pure water technologies with Ecolab's leading water solutions, digital technologies and global service capabilities. The combined technology platform will enable Ecolab to expand its offering

    8/12/25 8:00:00 AM ET
    $ECL
    Package Goods/Cosmetics
    Consumer Discretionary

    Piedmont Lithium Announces Adjournment of 2025 Special Meeting of Stockholders Until August 22, 2025

    The Special Meeting of Stockholders has not reached the required quorum; 47.05% of shares outstanding voted in favor of proposed merger Shareholders are strongly encouraged to vote; merger cannot move forward without shareholder approval Special Meeting of Stockholders adjourned to Friday, August 22, 2025 to allow shareholders more time to vote Piedmont Lithium Inc. ("Piedmont," the "Company") (NASDAQ:PLL, ASX: PLL)), a leading North American supplier of lithium products critical to the U.S. electric vehicle supply chain, today announced that after convening the Company's 2025 Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Special Meeting") virtually on Monday, August 11, 2025 at 11 a.m. E

    8/11/25 4:05:00 PM ET
    $PLL
    Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
    Industrials

    $AVD
    $CCF
    $ECL
    $KWR
    Analyst Ratings

    Analyst ratings in real time. Analyst ratings have a very high impact on the underlying stock. See them live in this feed.

    View All

    Ecolab upgraded by Robert W. Baird with a new price target

    Robert W. Baird upgraded Ecolab from Neutral to Outperform and set a new price target of $300.00

    7/30/25 7:17:58 AM ET
    $ECL
    Package Goods/Cosmetics
    Consumer Discretionary

    Quaker Chemical upgraded by Jefferies with a new price target

    Jefferies upgraded Quaker Chemical from Hold to Buy and set a new price target of $146.00

    6/9/25 7:44:36 AM ET
    $KWR
    Major Chemicals
    Industrials

    Ecolab upgraded by Seaport Research Partners with a new price target

    Seaport Research Partners upgraded Ecolab from Neutral to Buy and set a new price target of $290.00

    4/21/25 8:28:12 AM ET
    $ECL
    Package Goods/Cosmetics
    Consumer Discretionary

    $AVD
    $CCF
    $ECL
    $KWR
    Financials

    Live finance-specific insights

    View All

    Ecolab Declares Cash Dividend

    The board of directors of Ecolab Inc. today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.65 per common share, to be paid October 15, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 16, 2025. Ecolab has paid cash dividends on its common stock for 88 consecutive years. About Ecolab A trusted partner for millions of customers, Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) is a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life. Building on more than a century of innovation, Ecolab has annual sales of $16 billion, employs approximately 48,000 associates and operates in more than 170 countri

    8/7/25 9:12:00 AM ET
    $ECL
    Package Goods/Cosmetics
    Consumer Discretionary

    QUAKER HOUGHTON ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2025 RESULTS

    Q2'25 net sales of $483.4 million, an increase of 4% Y/YOrganic sales volumes increased 2% Y/Y driven by new business wins of approximately 5%Q2'25 net loss of $66.6 million and loss per diluted share of $3.78, which includes an $88.8 million impairment chargeQ2'25 non-GAAP net income of $30.0 million and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $1.71Delivered adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margins of $75.5 million and 15.6%, respectively, in Q2'25Share repurchases totaled $32.7 million in Q2'25 and the Company raised its quarterly cash dividend by approximately 5%CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Quaker Houghton ("the Company") (NYSE:KWR), the global leader in industrial p

    7/31/25 4:30:00 PM ET
    $KWR
    Major Chemicals
    Industrials

    American Vanguard Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

    Quarterly Adjusted EBITDA of $11 million vs. $6 million in 2Q last year Gross Profit Margin improved to 31% as compared to 29% in 2Q last year Reiterates 2025 revenue and EBITDA guidance American Vanguard® Corporation, a diversified specialty and agricultural products company that develops, manufactures, and markets solutions for crop protection and nutrition, turf and ornamental management and commercial pest control, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. Financial and Operational Highlights Second Quarter 2025– versus Second Quarter 2024: Net sales of $129 million v. $128 million; Adjusted EBITDA1 of $11 million v. $6 million; Maint

    7/31/25 4:12:00 PM ET
    $AVD
    Agricultural Chemicals
    Industrials

    $AVD
    $CCF
    $ECL
    $KWR
    Large Ownership Changes

    This live feed shows all institutional transactions in real time.

    View All

    Amendment: SEC Form SC 13D/A filed by Quaker Houghton

    SC 13D/A - QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP (0000081362) (Subject)

    12/17/24 4:18:46 PM ET
    $KWR
    Major Chemicals
    Industrials

    Amendment: SEC Form SC 13D/A filed by Quaker Houghton

    SC 13D/A - QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP (0000081362) (Subject)

    12/12/24 4:59:11 PM ET
    $KWR
    Major Chemicals
    Industrials

    Amendment: SEC Form SC 13D/A filed by Quaker Houghton

    SC 13D/A - QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP (0000081362) (Subject)

    12/9/24 4:07:20 PM ET
    $KWR
    Major Chemicals
    Industrials