** Water technology company Ecolab's ECL.N shares rise 7.6% to $265.76

** Company forecasts 2025 adj earnings between $7.42 per share and $7.62 per share vs est of $7.40 per share - data compiled by LSEG

** ECL posts Q4 adj profit of $1.81 per share, beating est of $1.79 per share

** Company expects 1Q25 adj earnings between $1.47 per share and $1.53 per share vs est of $1.48 per share

** Brokerage Mizuho raises PT on ECL to $302 from $297 on fourth-quarter earnings beat

** Including session's moves, stock up ~5% YTD

(Reporting by Katha Kalia and Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)

((Katha.Kalia@thomsonreuters.com;))