NYSE:EC - Ecopetrol Stock Price, Price Target & More

Ecopetrol trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EC."

Ecopetrol announced a special dividend on Wednesday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 18th will be given a dividend of $0.6374 per share on Friday, April 27th. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 17th. This is a positive change from Ecopetrol's previous special dividend of $0.16. View Ecopetrol's Dividend History.

Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) issued its earnings results on Monday, March, 2nd. The oil and gas company reported ($0.12) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.33. The oil and gas company earned $5.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.65 billion. Ecopetrol had a net margin of 14.78% and a return on equity of 9.94%. View Ecopetrol's Earnings History.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Ecopetrol's shares. Their predictions range from $8.00 to $12.00. On average, they anticipate Ecopetrol's share price to reach $10.6667 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Ecopetrol.

Some companies that are related to Ecopetrol include Total (TOT), PetroChina (PTR), Petrobras (PBR), Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (PBR.A), CNOOC (CEO), EOG Resources (EOG), ENI (E), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Anadarko Petroleum (APC), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), The Hong Kong and China Gas (HOKCY), Continental Resources (CLR), Sasol (SSL) and Woodside Petroleum (WOPEY).

Headlines about EC stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Ecopetrol earned a media sentiment score of 0.07 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the oil and gas company an impact score of 47.21 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Ecopetrol's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (0.39%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.11%), Capital Growth Management LP (0.06%), Legal & General Group Plc (0.06%), BlackRock Inc. (0.06%) and Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. (0.03%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Ecopetrol.

EC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., BlackRock Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Barclays PLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Principal Financial Group Inc. and Principal Financial Group Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ecopetrol.

EC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Growth Management LP, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Dorsey Wright & Associates, Global X Management Co. LLC, Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC, Bailard Inc., Legal & General Group Plc and Prudential Financial Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ecopetrol.

Shares of EC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of EC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.55.

Ecopetrol has a market capitalization of $44.73 billion and generates $18.77 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas company earns $10.77 billion in net income (profit) each year or $1.09 on an earnings per share basis. Ecopetrol employs 10,920 workers across the globe.

Ecopetrol's mailing address is CARRERA 13 NO. 36 - 24, BOGOTA F8, . The oil and gas company can be reached via phone at 571-234-4000 or via email at [email protected]