EC vs. EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, WDS, EXE, CVE, PBA, CTRA, and YPF
Should you be buying Ecopetrol stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ecopetrol include Equinor ASA (EQNR), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Expand Energy (EXE), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Coterra Energy (CTRA), and YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Ecopetrol vs. Its Competitors
Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) and Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Equinor ASA pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Ecopetrol pays an annual dividend of $1.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.9%. Equinor ASA pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ecopetrol pays out 99.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Ecopetrol has higher revenue and earnings than Equinor ASA. Ecopetrol is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equinor ASA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ecopetrol has a net margin of 9.74% compared to Equinor ASA's net margin of 8.07%. Equinor ASA's return on equity of 18.44% beat Ecopetrol's return on equity.
5.5% of Equinor ASA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Equinor ASA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Equinor ASA has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecopetrol has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Equinor ASA had 8 more articles in the media than Ecopetrol. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Equinor ASA and 3 mentions for Ecopetrol. Equinor ASA's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Ecopetrol's score of 0.19 indicating that Equinor ASA is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Equinor ASA currently has a consensus price target of $22.71, indicating a potential downside of 11.15%. Ecopetrol has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.18%. Given Ecopetrol's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ecopetrol is more favorable than Equinor ASA.
Summary
Equinor ASA beats Ecopetrol on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:EC) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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