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NYSE:EC

Ecopetrol (EC) Competitors

$11.24
+0.04 (+0.36%)
(As of 10/3/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$11.11
$11.43
50-Day Range
$11.10
$12.90
52-Week Range
$8.59
$13.08
Volume
2.55 million shs
Average Volume
2.05 million shs
Market Capitalization
$23.11 billion
P/E Ratio
4.04
Dividend Yield
18.15%
Price Target
$12.35

EC vs. FANG, WDS, DVN, CTRA, MRO, EQT, CVE, OVV, APA, and CHK

Should you be buying Ecopetrol stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ecopetrol include Diamondback Energy (FANG), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Devon Energy (DVN), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Marathon Oil (MRO), EQT (EQT), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Ovintiv (OVV), APA (APA), and Chesapeake Energy (CHK). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.

Ecopetrol vs.

Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 41.62% compared to Ecopetrol's net margin of 16.74%. Diamondback Energy's return on equity of 22.43% beat Ecopetrol's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ecopetrol16.74% 12.28% 4.48%
Diamondback Energy 41.62%22.43%13.34%

Ecopetrol has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ecopetrol$37.83B0.61$34.77B$2.784.04
Diamondback Energy$9.64B2.80$4.39B$19.277.83

Ecopetrol pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.1%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Ecopetrol pays out 73.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diamondback Energy pays out 17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Diamondback Energy received 999 more outperform votes than Ecopetrol when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.91% of users gave Diamondback Energy an outperform vote while only 53.78% of users gave Ecopetrol an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
EcopetrolOutperform Votes
299
53.78%
Underperform Votes
257
46.22%
Diamondback EnergyOutperform Votes
1298
77.91%
Underperform Votes
368
22.09%

Ecopetrol presently has a consensus price target of $12.35, indicating a potential upside of 9.88%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus price target of $178.09, indicating a potential upside of 18.02%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Ecopetrol.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ecopetrol
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.83
Diamondback Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90

1.3% of Ecopetrol shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Ecopetrol. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 8 mentions for Ecopetrol. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Ecopetrol's score of 0.71 indicating that Diamondback Energy 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)
6 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Diamondback Energy
6 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Ecopetrol on 18 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.


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EC vs. The Competition

MetricEcopetrolCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$23.11B$8.65B$7.50B$14.74B
Dividend Yield17.61%16.76%11.70%3.77%
P/E Ratio4.043.8510.2221.79
Price / Sales0.613.8278.3112.92
Price / Cash1.144.1310.4415.12
Price / Book0.182.689.176.48
Net Income$34.77B$1.97B$1.31B$900.60M
7 Day Performance-1.19%-2.03%-2.69%-2.27%
1 Month Performance-4.66%-5.20%-5.22%-8.55%
1 Year Performance16.72%9.14%3.51%4.17%

Ecopetrol Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FANG
Diamondback Energy
3.0414 of 5 stars
$153.06
+0.3%
$177.65
+16.1%
+24.7%$27.29B$8.22B7.94972Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
WDS
Woodside Energy Group
1.7461 of 5 stars
$23.01
-1.7%
N/A+12.4%$22.64B$18.41B0.004,427Short Interest ↓
Positive News
Gap Down
DVN
Devon Energy
3.4406 of 5 stars
$46.95
-1.2%
$63.22
+34.7%
-24.1%$30.08B$19.17B6.421,800Analyst Report
Short Interest ↑
CTRA
Coterra Energy
3.14 of 5 stars
$26.34
-0.9%
$31.13
+18.2%
+0.8%$19.89B$9.05B6.60981
MRO
Marathon Oil
3.2373 of 5 stars
$26.29
-1.2%
$32.44
+23.4%
+13.3%$15.92B$8.04B8.291,570Analyst Report
Insider Selling
News Coverage
EQT
EQT
2.7972 of 5 stars
$38.96
+0.1%
$47.07
+20.8%
-4.1%$14.09B$7.50B4.38744Analyst Report
News Coverage
CVE
Cenovus Energy
1.7466 of 5 stars
$20.35
+0.7%
$15.28
-24.9%
+30.8%$38.59B$51.46B13.755,998Short Interest ↑
OVV
Ovintiv
3.4471 of 5 stars
$46.55
+0.2%
$56.89
+22.2%
-0.5%$12.75B$12.46B3.521,744Analyst Report
Positive News
APA
APA
2.959 of 5 stars
$41.05
+0.1%
$47.57
+15.9%
+15.6%$12.61B$12.13B8.792,273News Coverage
CHK
Chesapeake Energy
3.3232 of 5 stars
$83.08
0.0%
$109.91
+32.3%
-11.2%$11.00B$11.74B1.961,200Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News

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