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The price of Ecopetrol SA ADR (NYSE: EC) closed at $9.46 in the last session, up 2.16% from day before closing price of $9.26. In other words, the price has increased by $2.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.13 million shares were traded. EC stock price reached its highest trading level at $9.5565 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.3.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at EC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 3.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.20 and its Current Ratio is at 1.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.32.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Citigroup on February 18, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $14 from $9 previously.
On February 13, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Underweight but kept the price unchanged to $9.50.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Neutral to Underweight on September 25, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $12 to $8.50.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EC now has a Market Capitalization of 19448197120 and an Enterprise Value of 132663771922432. As of this moment, Ecopetrol’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.017 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.708.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EC is 0.79, which has changed by 0.21045756 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13367426 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EC has reached a high of $11.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.26%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.38%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, EC traded on average about 1.89M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1888180 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 2.06B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.06B. Insiders hold about 0.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 1.30% stake in the company. Shares short for EC as of 1760486400 were 13578808 with a Short Ratio of 7.17, compared to 1757894400 on 13374259. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13578808 and a Short% of Float of 5.74.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for EC is 0.99, which was 0.0 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 13.81.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 3.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Ecopetrol SA ADR (EC).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.44, with high estimates of $0.52 and low estimates of $0.38.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.86 and $1.15 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.37. EPS for the following year is $1.42, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $1.63 and $1.23.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $30.33T. It ranges from a high estimate of $33.11T to a low estimate of $26.02T. As of. The current estimate, Ecopetrol SA ADR’s year-ago sales were $34.61TFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $29.25T. There is a high estimate of $31.38T for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $25.36T.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $127.56T, while the lowest revenue estimate was $102.03T, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $115.71T. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $133.33TBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $113.01T in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $128.44T and the low estimate is $99.31T.
