BMO raises PT on Ecolab, expects significant value creation

** Brokerage BMO Capital Markets raises price target on water solutions company Ecolab ECL.N to $310 from $307, maintains "outperform" rating

** New PT a 13.3% upside to stock's last close

** Following ECL's investor day last week, BMO "came away incrementally impressed with ECL's targeting of high-growth operations as well as internal efficiency using AI and digital solutions"

** BMO says ECL offers significant value creation ahead for investors; says stock remains a "top pick" for the brokerage

** 13 of 27 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 14 "hold"; their median PT is $295 - data compiled by LSEG

** Including session's moves, stock up 16.8% YTD