JPMorgan upgraded Ecolab (ECL) to Overweight from Neutral with an unchanged price target of $295. The firm cites valuation for the upgrade with the shares down 15% since February 27 amid rising tensions in the Middle East. The paint companies are more interest rate sensitive than Ecolab and have greater raw material exposure, the analyst tells investors in a research note. JPMorgan says materials companies are “positively sensitive” to de-escalation in the Middle East due to the benefits from less raw material inflation and less diminished rates of economic growth.
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