Ecopetrol S.A. (EC) Stock

About Ecopetrol S.A.

Ecopetrol SA engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Exploration and Production, Transportation and Logistics, and Refining and Petrochemicals. The Exploration and Production segment deals with oil and gas exploration and production activities. The Transportation and Logistics segment comprises of pipelines and other transportation activities. The Refining and Petrochemicals segment involves in refining activities and its products include motor fuels, fuel oils, and petrochemicals. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Bogota, Colombia.

Ecopetrol S.A. is headquartered in CO.

Ecopetrol S.A. (EC) stock trades at $15.58 with a market capitalization of $32.03B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.94, price-to-book of 1.30, price-to-sales of 0.89. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $8.27 and $17.75, and currently trades 12.2% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 4.17%.

On profitability, Ecopetrol S.A. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 10.79%, return on capital employed of 10.99%, an operating margin of 22.95%, a net profit margin of 7.50%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Ecopetrol S.A. reported annual revenue of $111.48T, net profit of $8.40T, revenue has compounded at 17.3% a year over the last five years, profit at 39.5% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.26, total assets of $283.83T, $10.68T in cash and equivalents.

EC has an average daily trading volume of 3,081,979 shares, a beta of -0.01 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.ecopetrol.com.co