A Closer Look at Ecopetrol SA ADR (EC)’s Operating Margin

Ecopetrol SA ADR [EC] stock prices are up 5.66% to $10.83 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The EC shares have gain 10.40% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 25.49%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Ecopetrol SA ADR [NYSE: EC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 18, 2025, when Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $14 from $9. Previously, JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Neutral on February 13, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $9.50. On September 25, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underweight and revised its price target to $8.50 on the stock. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Underperform. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Underweight and reduced its price target to $8.50 on March 04, 2024. Jefferies started tracking with a Underperform rating for this stock on September 21, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $11.20. In a note dated September 13, 2023, Citigroup downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock.

The stock price of Ecopetrol SA ADR [EC] has been fluctuating between $7.21 and $12.73 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $8.5 within the next 12 months. Ecopetrol SA ADR [NYSE: EC] shares were valued at $10.83 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -21.51% based on the average EC price forecast.

Analyzing the EC fundamentals

The Ecopetrol SA ADR [NYSE:EC] reported sales of 32.13B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -7.54%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.33% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.25%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.21%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.19 and Total Capital is 0.13. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.49.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 10.58 points at the first support level, and at 10.33 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 10.96, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 11.09.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Ecopetrol SA ADR [NYSE:EC]’s Current Ratio is 1.68. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.37, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.38. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.69, the price to book ratio is 1.19 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 5.84.

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