Ecopetrol (EC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ecopetrol S.A. is a Colombia-based integrated energy company engaged in the exploration, production, transportation, refining and marketing of crude oil, natural gas and refined petroleum products. Its operations also include petrochemicals, biofuels and related energy services.

The company operates across Colombia’s oil and gas value chain, including upstream exploration and production, pipeline transportation, storage, refining and fuel distribution. Through its corporate group and strategic investments, Ecopetrol also has activities in international markets, including the United States, Brazil and Peru.

Founded in 1951 and headquartered in Bogotá, Ecopetrol is majority-owned by the Colombian government and is one of the country’s largest energy companies. Its shares trade on the Colombian Stock Exchange, while American depositary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EC.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.17 to $17.86
• 50-Day Range: $16.27 to $18.25
• 52-Week Range: $9.10 to $18.38
• Volume: 1.91 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $36.62 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.00
• Dividend Yield: 3.65%
• Price Target: $15.34
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Ecopetrol Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ecopetrol scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 120th out of 243 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Ecopetrol has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Ecopetrol has a consensus price target of $15.34, representing about 13.9% downside from its current price of $17.81.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ecopetrol has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -7.88%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ecopetrol are expected to decrease by -7.88% in the coming year, from $2.41 to $2.22 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ecopetrol is 9.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.33.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ecopetrol is 9.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 19.59.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ecopetrol has a PEG Ratio of 1.74. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ecopetrol has a P/B Ratio of 1.72. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.34% of the float of Ecopetrol has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ecopetrol has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.36.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ecopetrol has recently decreased by 7.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Ecopetrol is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Ecopetrol does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ecopetrol is 34.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ecopetrol will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.28% next year. This indicates that Ecopetrol will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.41

News Sentiment

Ecopetrol has a news sentiment score of 0.41. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Ecopetrol this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for EC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Ecopetrol to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ecopetrol insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Ecopetrol has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/01/2026
• Today: 10/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Oil & Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EC
• CIK: 1444406
• Web: www.ecopetrol.com.co
• Phone: (571) 234-4000
• Fax: 571-234-4099
• Employees: 19,581
• Year Founded: 1948

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ecopetrol: $15.34
• High Price Target: $18.00
• Low Price Target: $12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -13.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.13
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.89
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.39
• P/E Growth: 1.74
• Net Income: $2.10 billion
• Net Margins: 11.46%
• Pretax Margin: 20.66%
• Return on Equity: 14.50%
• Return on Assets: 5.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.86
• Current Ratio: 1.51
• Quick Ratio: 1.24

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $29.56 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.24
• Cash Flow: $2.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.02
• Book Value: $10.38 per share
• Price / Book: 1.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,055,830,000
• Free Float: 2,055,835,000
• Market Cap: $36.62 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.46