Ecopetrol Sa Adr Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

EC Stock  USD 9.67  0.63  6.97%   
Allowing for the 90-day total investment horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Ecopetrol SA ADR is 'Strong Sell'. Macroaxis provides Ecopetrol buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding EC positions.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
Sell EcopetrolBuy Ecopetrol
Strong Sell

Market Performance

SolidDetails

Volatility

Somewhat reliableDetails

Hype Condition

Under hypedDetails

Current Valuation

OvervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Very LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Moves indifferently to market movesDetails

Investor Sentiment

ImpartialDetails

Analyst Consensus

HoldDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

PoorDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Possible ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Ecopetrol SA ADR has a Mean Deviation of 1.48, Semi Deviation of 1.34, Standard Deviation of 2.03, Variance of 4.11, Downside Variance of 3.01 and Semi Variance of 1.81
We provide trade advice to complement the prevailing expert consensus on Ecopetrol SA ADR. Our dynamic recommendation engine uses a multidimensional algorithm to analyze the company's potential to grow using all technical and fundamental data available at the time. To make sure Ecopetrol is not overpriced, please confirm all Ecopetrol SA ADR fundamentals, including its number of shares shorted, revenue, cash and equivalents, as well as the relationship between the price to book and ebitda . Given that Ecopetrol SA ADR has a price to book of 1.20 X, we urge you to verify Ecopetrol SA ADR market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your prevailing risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Ecopetrol Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Ecopetrol Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Ecopetrol's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Ecopetrol's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Ecopetrol daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Ecopetrol SA ADR price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Ecopetrol returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Ecopetrol.
Mean Return
0.30
Value At Risk
-2.76
Potential Upside
4.45
Standard Deviation
2.03
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Ecopetrol historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Ecopetrol Stock Institutional Investors

Shares
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-09-30
425.1 K
American Century Companies Inc2024-09-30
316.4 K
Bank Of America Corp2024-09-30
309.9 K
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-09-30
305 K
Balyasny Asset Management Llc2024-09-30
294.5 K
State Street Corp2024-09-30
271.2 K
Capital Wealth Planning, Llc2024-09-30
239.9 K
Citadel Advisors Llc2024-09-30
222.3 K
Legal & General Group Plc2024-09-30
164.4 K
Gqg Partners Llc2024-09-30
12.3 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
3.1 M
Note, although Ecopetrol's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Ecopetrol Cash Flow Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Change In Cash(2.0T)9.5T851B(3.1T)(2.8T)(2.6T)
Free Cash Flow(1.9T)9.2T14.4T(4.3T)(4.9T)(4.7T)
Other Non Cash Items8.1T11.0T5.2T17.9T20.6T21.6T
Dividends Paid8.7T2.8T13.4T5.6T6.4T7.4T
Capital Expenditures11.1T13.3T21.9T24.1T27.7T29.1T
Net Income1.7T16.7T33.4T19.1T21.9T23.0T
End Period Cash Flow5.1T14.6T15.4T12.3T14.2T7.4T
Change To Inventory716.1B(3.0T)(2.8T)808.1B727.3B763.7B
Depreciation9.3T10.2T12.1T14.3T16.4T17.3T
Investments(8.5T)1.6T(18.1T)(20.0T)(18.0T)(17.1T)
Net Borrowings(8.8T)(1.5T)8.5T13.1T15.0T15.8T
Change To Netincome3.8T560B8.4T22.3T25.7T27.0T

Ecopetrol Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Ecopetrol or Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Ecopetrol's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Ecopetrol stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
0.30
β
Beta against Dow Jones-0.12
σ
Overall volatility
2.09
Ir
Information ratio 0.1

Ecopetrol Volatility Alert

Ecopetrol SA ADR has relatively low volatility with skewness of 0.82 and kurtosis of 1.35. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Ecopetrol's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Ecopetrol's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Ecopetrol Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Ecopetrol's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Ecopetrol's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Ecopetrol and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Ecopetrol or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Ecopetrol's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Ecopetrol by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Ecopetrol to competition
FundamentalsEcopetrolPeer Average
Return On Equity0.21-0.31
Return On Asset0.079-0.14
Profit Margin0.11 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.27 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation42.28 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding2.06 B571.82 M
Shares Owned By Institutions1.33 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted14.41 M4.71 M
Price To Earning4.84 X28.72 X
Price To Book1.20 X9.51 X
Price To Sales0.0001 X11.42 X
Revenue143.08 T9.43 B
Gross Profit49.94 T27.38 B
EBITDA59.83 T3.9 B
Net Income19.06 T570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents15.4 T2.7 B
Cash Per Share2.43 X5.01 X
Total Debt105.82 T5.32 B
Debt To Equity1.04 %48.70 %
Current Ratio1.46 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share1,907 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations19.8 T971.22 M
Short Ratio6.54 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share1.98 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth0.30 X4.89 X
Target Price8.68
Beta0.69-0.15
Market Capitalization19.88 B19.03 B
Total Asset282.28 T29.47 B
Retained Earnings20.6 T9.33 B
Working Capital25.05 T1.48 B
Current Asset19.87 T9.34 B
Current Liabilities17.43 T7.9 B
Note: Disposition of 185808 shares by Perry Barry W of Ecopetrol at 28.95 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Ecopetrol Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Ecopetrol . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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Is Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Ecopetrol. If investors know Ecopetrol will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Ecopetrol listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.28)
Earnings Share
1.98
Revenue Per Share
32.4 K
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.01)
Return On Assets
0.079
The market value of Ecopetrol SA ADR is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Ecopetrol that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Ecopetrol's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Ecopetrol's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Ecopetrol's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Ecopetrol's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Ecopetrol's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Ecopetrol is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Ecopetrol's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.