The stock of Ecopetrol SA ADR (NYSE: EC) has increased by 0.38 when compared to last closing price of 7.88. Despite this, the company has experienced a -2.47% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-07 that Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 7, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Ricardo Roa – Chief Executive Officer Rafael Guzman – Executive Vice President of Hydrocarbons David Riano – Executive Vice President of Transition Energy Camilo Barco – Chief Financial Officer Julián Lemos – Corporate President, Strategy Conference Call Participants Katherine Ortiz – Corredores Davivienda Daniel Guardiola – BTG Tasso Vasconcellos – UBS Ricardo Carrera – Bancolombia Andrés Cardona – Citibank Santiago Torres – Corredores Davivienda Alejandra Andrade – JPMorgan Andrés Duarte – Corficolombiana Operator Good morning.
Is It Worth Investing in Ecopetrol SA ADR (NYSE: EC) Right Now?
Ecopetrol SA ADR (NYSE: EC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 4.43x compared to its average ratio. EC has 36-month beta value of 0.94. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
The public float for EC is 2.06B, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.61% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EC on May 08, 2025 was 2.81M shares.
EC’s Market Performance
EC stock saw a decrease of -2.47% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -10.42% and a quarterly a decrease of -16.56%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.41%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.46% for Ecopetrol SA ADR (EC). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -8.15% for EC stock, with a simple moving average of -12.57% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EC stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for EC by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for EC in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $14 based on the research report published on February 18, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EC reach a price target of $9.50. The rating they have provided for EC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on February 13th, 2025.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Underweight” to EC, setting the target price at $8.50 in the report published on September 25th of the previous year.
EC Trading at -15.56% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -37.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.46%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.41%, as shares sank -2.83% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -22.90% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EC fell by -2.47%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -26.83% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $8.61. In addition, Ecopetrol SA ADR saw -0.13% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for EC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.28 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ecopetrol SA ADR stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 18.70, with 5.19 for asset returns.
Based on Ecopetrol SA ADR (EC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.52 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.38. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.18.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 52.79 trillion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.31. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.3. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.53.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Ecopetrol SA ADR (EC) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
