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Ecopetrol (EC) Competitors

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$8.97 +0.04 (+0.45%)
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EC vs. EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, CVE, WDS, EXE, PBA, CTRA, and VNOM

Should you be buying Ecopetrol stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ecopetrol include Equinor ASA (EQNR), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Expand Energy (EXE), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Coterra Energy (CTRA), and Viper Energy (VNOM). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

Ecopetrol vs. Its Competitors

Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) and Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, Equinor ASA had 10 more articles in the media than Ecopetrol. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Equinor ASA and 3 mentions for Ecopetrol. Equinor ASA's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Ecopetrol's score of 0.45 indicating that Equinor ASA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ecopetrol
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Equinor ASA
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

5.5% of Equinor ASA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Equinor ASA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ecopetrol pays an annual dividend of $1.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.8%. Equinor ASA pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Ecopetrol pays out 115.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equinor ASA pays out 40.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Ecopetrol has a net margin of 8.75% compared to Equinor ASA's net margin of 7.60%. Equinor ASA's return on equity of 16.91% beat Ecopetrol's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ecopetrol8.75% 5.15% 1.82%
Equinor ASA 7.60%16.91%5.43%

Ecopetrol has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinor ASA has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Ecopetrol presently has a consensus price target of $11.75, suggesting a potential upside of 30.99%. Equinor ASA has a consensus price target of $22.71, suggesting a potential downside of 0.64%. Given Ecopetrol's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ecopetrol is more favorable than Equinor ASA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ecopetrol
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.75
Equinor ASA
7 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.75

Ecopetrol has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Equinor ASA. Ecopetrol is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equinor ASA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ecopetrol$32.80B0.56$15.23B$1.316.85
Equinor ASA$103.77B0.65$8.81B$3.017.59

Summary

Equinor ASA beats Ecopetrol on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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EC vs. The Competition

MetricEcopetrolOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$18.36B$73.44B$7.76B$21.97B
Dividend Yield16.93%6.13%10.84%3.59%
P/E Ratio6.8521.0273.4632.64
Price / Sales0.561.601,450.8182.90
Price / Cash0.914.4636.7624.53
Price / Book0.161.034.944.62
Net Income$15.23B$5.46B$4.28B$1.01B
7 Day Performance2.22%-0.36%0.41%1.64%
1 Month Performance-3.70%-5.24%1.56%-0.07%
1 Year Performance9.93%-4.76%17.11%11.46%

Ecopetrol Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EC
Ecopetrol
3.7757 of 5 stars
$8.97
+0.4%
$11.75
+31.0%
+9.1%$18.36B$32.80B6.8519,581
EQNR
Equinor ASA
2.4378 of 5 stars
$23.24
-3.7%
$22.71
-2.2%
-5.5%$68.35B$103.77B7.7224,641
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.9143 of 5 stars
$31.43
-3.9%
$62.00
+97.3%
-14.3%$65.53B$43.85B11.1410,640Trending News
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
E
ENI
3.2277 of 5 stars
$34.48
-2.6%
$34.60
+0.3%
+12.2%$58.07B$98.71B21.2832,492Upcoming Earnings
SU
Suncor Energy
4.7558 of 5 stars
$39.53
-2.1%
$65.00
+64.5%
-0.2%$47.74B$37.32B12.1615,010Positive News
Options Volume
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.9051 of 5 stars
$17.32
-4.2%
$23.33
+34.7%
-0.7%$30.92B$39.62B17.157,150Trending News
Short Interest ↓
WDS
Woodside Energy Group
2.0656 of 5 stars
$14.30
-3.3%
N/A-13.0%$27.11B$13.18B17.444,667Positive News
EXE
Expand Energy
4.347 of 5 stars
$101.75
-4.0%
$127.81
+25.6%
+14.0%$24.23B$4.24B260.901,700Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PBA
Pembina Pipeline
1.7184 of 5 stars
$39.00
-1.6%
N/A-11.8%$22.64B$8.06B18.312,997Trending News
Analyst Revision
CTRA
Coterra Energy
4.95 of 5 stars
$22.78
-3.6%
$33.06
+45.1%
-4.9%$17.36B$5.46B10.90980Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
VNOM
Viper Energy
4.0336 of 5 stars
$36.59
-3.3%
$55.07
+50.5%
-29.5%$10.56B$980.75M10.58711Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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This page (NYSE:EC) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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