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Ecopetrol SA ADR (NYSE: EC) closed the day trading at $8.85 down -0.90% from the previous closing price of $8.93. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.90 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.63 million shares were traded. EC stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.8.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of EC, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.49. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.10 and its Current Ratio is at 1.33. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.53 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.36.
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 18349768704 and an Enterprise Value of 128207290368000. As of this moment, Ecopetrol’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.36, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.961 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.453.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EC is 0.94, which has changed by -0.20556551 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12632763 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EC has reached a high of $11.32, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.31%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, EC traded about 2.74M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, EC traded about 2901230 shares per day. 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 1.20% stake in the company. Shares short for EC as of 1749772800 were 15595812 with a Short Ratio of 5.69, compared to 1747267200 on 15133750. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15595812 and a Short% of Float of 6.59.
Dividends & Splits
EC’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.66, up from 0.0 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 13.57.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Ecopetrol SA ADR (EC) is the result of assessments by 3.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.43, with high estimates of $0.5 and low estimates of $0.31.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.19 and $1.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.73. EPS for the following year is $1.72, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $2.05 and $1.36.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $31.16T in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $32.7T to a low estimate of $29.33T. As of the current estimate, Ecopetrol SA ADR’s year-ago sales were $32.63TFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $31.79T. There is a high estimate of $33.11T for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $30.78T.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $135.9T, while the lowest revenue estimate was $121T, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $125.22T. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $133.33TBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $122.04T in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $131.26T and the low estimate is $107.16T.
