NYSE:EC - Ecopetrol Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Ecopetrol declared a dividend on Tuesday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 27th will be given a dividend of $0.486 per share on Thursday, January 2nd. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 26th. View Ecopetrol's Dividend History.

Ecopetrol SA (NYSE:EC) released its earnings results on Monday, March, 2nd. The oil and gas company reported ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.33. The oil and gas company had revenue of $5.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.65 billion. Ecopetrol had a net margin of 16.41% and a return on equity of 10.51%. View Ecopetrol's Earnings History.

Ecopetrol is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 25th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Ecopetrol.

Ecopetrol will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 25th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

5 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Ecopetrol's shares. Their forecasts range from $18.00 to $24.00. On average, they anticipate Ecopetrol's stock price to reach $20.58 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Ecopetrol.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ecopetrol in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Ecopetrol.

Media stories about EC stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ecopetrol earned a daily sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the oil and gas company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Ecopetrol.

Some companies that are related to Ecopetrol include Total (TOT), PETROLEO BRASIL/ADR (PBR), PETROLEO BRASIL/S (PBR.A), PetroChina (PTR), CNOOC (CEO), ENI (E), EOG Resources (EOG), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), The Hong Kong and China Gas (HOKCY), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), Rwe Ag Sp (RWEOY), Encana (ECA), WOODSIDE PET LT/ADR (WOPEY) and Concho Resources (CXO).

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Ecopetrol's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.40%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.38%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (0.16%), State Street Corp (0.09%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.05%) and Point72 Asset Management L.P. (0.05%).

EC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Acadian Asset Management LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Sei Investments Co., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Alliancebernstein L.P., Freestone Capital Holdings LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc. and Employees Retirement System of Texas.

EC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Oxford Asset Management LLP, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., Pinebridge Investments L.P., Panagora Asset Management Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc..

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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of EC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.20.

Ecopetrol has a market capitalization of $41.53 billion and generates $21.61 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas company earns $18.21 billion in net income (profit) each year or $1.74 on an earnings per share basis. Ecopetrol employs 12,228 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Ecopetrol.

The official website for Ecopetrol is http://www.ecopetrol.com.co/.

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]