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Ecopetrol (EC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$8.30 -0.10 (-1.19%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$8.36 +0.06 (+0.72%)
As of 08/1/2025 07:27 PM Eastern
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About Ecopetrol Stock (NYSE:EC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$8.27
$8.44
50-Day Range
$8.30
$9.87
52-Week Range
$7.21
$11.05
Volume
2.24 million shs
Average Volume
2.07 million shs
Market Capitalization
$17.06 billion
P/E Ratio
5.46
Dividend Yield
18.19%
Price Target
$11.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Ecopetrol Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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73rd Percentile Overall Score

EC MarketRank™: 

Ecopetrol scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 105th out of 268 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Ecopetrol has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Ecopetrol has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Ecopetrol's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Ecopetrol are expected to grow by 1.67% in the coming year, from $1.80 to $1.83 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Ecopetrol is 5.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.12.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Ecopetrol is 5.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 76.60.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Ecopetrol has a P/B Ratio of 0.15. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Ecopetrol's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.76% of the float of Ecopetrol has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ecopetrol has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ecopetrol has recently decreased by 3.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Ecopetrol is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 18.23%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Ecopetrol does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Ecopetrol is 99.34%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Ecopetrol will have a dividend payout ratio of 82.51% in the coming year. This indicates that Ecopetrol may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Ecopetrol's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.76% of the float of Ecopetrol has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ecopetrol has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ecopetrol has recently decreased by 3.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Ecopetrol has a news sentiment score of 0.56. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Ecopetrol this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 10 people have searched for EC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 3 people have added Ecopetrol to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -73% compared to the previous 30 days.
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EC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Ecopetrol's stock was trading at $7.92 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, EC stock has increased by 4.8% and is now trading at $8.30.

Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March, 2nd. The oil and gas company reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.33. The oil and gas company had revenue of $5.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.65 billion. Ecopetrol had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.70% and a net margin of 9.74%.

Top institutional investors of Ecopetrol include Allianz Asset Management GmbH (0.02%), Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (0.01%), Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd (0.01%) and Ping Capital Management Inc..

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

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ecopetrol investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), Jabil (JBL) and GE Aerospace (GE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/02/2015
Today
8/02/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/12/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
OIL - INTL INTGD
Sub-Industry
Petroleum And Natural Gas
Current Symbol
NYSE:EC
CIK
1444406
Employees
19,581
Year Founded
1948

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$14.00
Low Price Target
$9.50
Potential Upside/Downside
+32.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.52
Trailing P/E Ratio
5.46
Forward P/E Ratio
4.61
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$15.23 billion
Net Margins
9.74%
Pretax Margin
101.08%
Return on Equity
6.70%
Return on Assets
2.36%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.33
Quick Ratio
1.10

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$133.39 trillion
Price / Sales
0.00
Cash Flow
$9.65 per share
Price / Cash Flow
0.86
Book Value
$56.67 per share
Price / Book
0.15

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
2,055,835,000
Free Float
2,055,835,000
Market Cap
$17.06 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.84

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This page (NYSE:EC) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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