The integrated oil and gas company screens cheaply on a forward earnings basis but is hobbled by a quality profile that falls below the minimum acceptable threshold, a revenue base in contraction, and an earnings track record where three of the last four quarters missed by wide margins — making the setup unattractive despite the apparent value.
Thesis pillars
- Dividend Yield Sustainability Risk→Stable
- Below Threshold Business Quality↑Improving
- Chronic Earnings Miss Pattern→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026
Ecopetrol S.A. (EC) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Energy · Oil & Gas Integrated
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $17.68 — A.R:R is negative (-3.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (3.8% away).
Ecopetrol S.A. operates as an integrated energy company. It operates through four segments: Exploration and Production; Transport and Logistics; Refining and Petrochemicals; and Energy transmission and Toll Roads Concessions. The Exploration and Production segment engages in the... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $17.68 — A.R:R is negative (-3.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (3.8% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 59, MACD bullish. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Ecopetrol S.A.
Latest news
- NEWS 'Trump To Announce Relaxed Rules On Oil Firms’ Methane Leaks; Oil Executives, Including Some Top Trump Donors, Have Work — benzinga Oct 27, 2026 negative
- NEWS Ecopetrol Appoints New Executive Vice President of Energy Transition — fiscal.ai Oct 22, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Reported Earlier, Ecopetrol's Board Unanimously Appoints Joaquín Gutiérrez Caballero As New CEO, Effective September 28 — benzinga Sep 25, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Ecopetrol Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — benzinga Sep 17, 2026 neutral
- NEWS These 7 Energy Stocks Are Rallying as Crude Tops $90 on US Strikes in Iran — benzinga Sep 1, 2026 positive
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Negative sentiment — recent news tone and/or analyst downgrades drag the composite below neutral.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $17.68 — A.R:R is negative (-3.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (3.8% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 59, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $16.62. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target $12.76 reached (−27.8% from $17.68); no take-profit level is published. Prior stop was $16.62. Stop-loss: $16.62.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (3.8% away); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.9).
Ecopetrol S.A. trades at a P/E of 9.6 (forward 8.8). TrendMatrix value score: 6.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover EC with a consensus score of 2.7/5. Average price target: $15.
What does Ecopetrol S.A. do?Ecopetrol S.A. operates as an integrated energy company. It operates through four segments: Exploration and Production;...
Ecopetrol S.A. operates as an integrated energy company. It operates through four segments: Exploration and Production; Transport and Logistics; Refining and Petrochemicals; and Energy transmission and Toll Roads Concessions. The Exploration and Production segment engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas. The Transport and Logistics segment is involved in the transportation of crude oil, motor fuels, fuel oil, and other refined products, including diesel, jet, and biofuels. The Refining and Petrochemicals segment refines and processes crude oil at the Barrancabermeja and Cartagena refineries; and distributes natural gas and LPG. The energy Transmission and Toll Roads Concessions segment supplies transmission and information technology and telecommunications services, as well as designs, develops, constructs, operates, and maintains road and energy infrastructure projects. The company operates in Colombia, the United States, China, Brazil, India, Singapore and other Asian countries, Peru, Chile, Other South America countries, Central America and the Caribbean, and Europe. The company was formerly known as Empresa Colombiana de Petróleos and changed its name to Ecopetrol S.A. in June 2003. Ecopetrol S.A. was incorporated in 1948 and is based in Bogotá, Colombia.