Will Ecopetrol S.A. (EC) Future Potential Be Hindered By Price Volatility?
Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC) has a beta value of 1.77 and has seen 0.85 million shares traded in the last trading session. The company, currently valued at $30.93B, closed the last trade at $15.22 per share which meant it gained $0.36 on the day or 2.42% during that session. The EC stock price is 1.84% off its 52-week high price of $14.94 and 44.15% above the 52-week low of $8.50. The 3-month trading volume is 982.85K shares. The consensus among analysts is that Ecopetrol S.A. (EC) is an Overweight stock at the moment, with a recommendation rating of 2.50. 1 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, while 1 rate it as Overweight. 6 out of 13 have rated it as a Hold, with 5 advising it as a Buy. 0 have rated the stock as Underweight. Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC) trade information  Sporting 2.42% in the green in last session, the stock has traded in the green over the last five days, with the highest price hit on Friday, 07/02/21 when the EC stock price touched $15.22 or saw a rise of 0.85%. Year-to-date, Ecopetrol S.A. shares have moved 17.89%, while the 5-day performance has seen it change 2.56%. Over the past 30 days, the shares of Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC) have changed 18.35%. Wall Street analysts have a consensus price target for the stock at $53645.58, which means that the shares value could jump 99.97% from current levels. The projected low price target is $40540.67 while the price target rests at a high of $65955.06. In that case, then, we find that the current price level is -433244.68% off the targeted high while a plunge would see the stock gain -266264.45% from current levels. Ecopetrol S.A. (EC) estimates and forecasts  The companys shares have gained 17.89% over the past 6 months, with this year growth rate of 410.71%. If we evaluate the companys growth over the last 5-year and for the next 5-year period, we find that annual earnings growth was 19.40% over the past 5 years. Earnings growth for 2021 is a modest -87.30% while over the next 5 years, the companys earnings are expected to decrease by -13.00%. EC Dividends  Ecopetrol S.A. is expected to release its next earnings report in August this year, and investors are excited at the prospect of better dividends despite the companys debt issue. The forward dividend is 0.09 at a share yield of 0.59%. The companys dividend yield has gone up over the past 12 months.