Ecopetrol (EC) Competitors

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

Is EC or EQNR more profitable?

Ecopetrol has a net margin of 14.35% compared to Equinor ASA's net margin of 9.11%. Equinor ASA's return on equity of 20.65% beat Ecopetrol's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ecopetrol	14.35%	8.82%	3.15%
Equinor ASA	9.11%	20.65%	7.12%

Does the media refer more to EC or EQNR?

In the previous week, Ecopetrol had 1 more articles in the media than Equinor ASA. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ecopetrol and 5 mentions for Equinor ASA. Equinor ASA's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Ecopetrol's score of -0.06 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Equinor ASA	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate EC or EQNR?

Ecopetrol presently has a consensus target price of $10.90, indicating a potential upside of 18.09%. Equinor ASA has a consensus target price of $26.90, indicating a potential upside of 7.43%. Given Ecopetrol's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ecopetrol is more favorable than Equinor ASA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ecopetrol	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.40
Equinor ASA	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EC or EQNR?

Ecopetrol has higher revenue and earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ecopetrol	$133.96T	0.00	$25.27B	$2.30	4.02
Equinor ASA	$105.32B	0.70	$11.89B	$3.23	7.73

Is EC or EQNR a better dividend stock?

Ecopetrol pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 28.9%. Equinor ASA pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Ecopetrol pays out 116.1% 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 43.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EC or EQNR?

Ecopetrol received 96 more outperform votes than Equinor ASA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.59% of users gave Equinor ASA an outperform vote while only 53.19% of users gave Ecopetrol an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ecopetrol	Outperform Votes 300 53.19%	Underperform Votes 264 46.81%
Equinor ASA	Outperform Votes 204 55.59%	Underperform Votes 163 44.41%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EC or EQNR?

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, EC or EQNR?

Ecopetrol has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinor ASA has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Equinor ASA beats Ecopetrol on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.