Ecopetrol Sa: (NYSE: EC)

$42.80

-0.90 (-2.06%)

Volume 482,848

Jun 19 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 4-Sell

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

Overview Quote

            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		42.79 - 44.00
	
		52wk Low - High
		41.37 - 64.06
	
		Previous Close
		43.70
	
		Avg. Volume
		548,030
	
		Industry
		OIL-C$ INTEGRTD
	
		Market Cap
		89.84 B
	
		Div - Yield
		2.76 - 6.31
	
		Beta
		0.97
	
		P/E (F1)
		11.54
	
		Current Year Est.
		3.79
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		0.00%
	
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                                                                        Definition
                                                                        Annualized Return
                                                                    
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                                                                        Strong Buy
                                                                        26.6%
                                                                    
                                                                        #2
                                                                        Buy
                                                                        18.71%
                                                                    
                                                                        #3
                                                                        Hold
                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
                                                                        #4
                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
                                                                        #5
                                                                        Strong Sell
                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
                                                                        S&P
                                                                        500
                                                                        9.93%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            11.54
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            0.69
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            3.79
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.91
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.91
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            0.00%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-23-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            3.78
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            16.73%
                        
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            Company Description
        
ECOPETROL S.A. is a Colombia-based petroleum company. The Company is focused on identifying opportunities primarily within the eastern Llanos Basin of Colombia, as well as in other areas in Colombia and northern Peru. The Company's operation includes the extraction, collection, treatment, storage and pumping or compression of hydrocarbons. Ecopetrol has four management divisions to handle the operation of 163 production fields. Ecopetrol's production is concentrated in the upper, middle and lower Magdalena, the Eastern Plans and the Caribbean, and the provinces of Putumayo, Cesar and Norte de Santander.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.91	0.96	3.79	4.18
Number of Estimates	2	1	3	3
Low Estimate	0.87	0.96	3.70	3.72
High Estimate	0.95	0.96	3.93	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.99	0.86	4.08	3.79
EPS Growth	-8.08%	11.63%	-7.19%	10.30%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
ECOPETROL- ADR	EC	43.70
INTEROIL CORP	IOC	75.22
CENOVUS ENERGY	CVE	29.87
IMPERIAL OIL LT	IMO	39.73
SUNCOR ENERGY	SU	31.06

Sector:Oils-Energy>> Industry:OIL-C$ INTEGRTD

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Financials

EPS TTM	3.78
Sales	33,334
Net Income	7,778
Price/Earnings	11.56
Price/Book	2.84
Price/Cash Flow	7.56
Price/Sales	2.77

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News

State-Run Energy Companies Are Sinking These ETFs - Benzinga

Jun 17, 2013

Cold Play: Don`t Load Up on Canadian Energy Stocks - TheStreet.com

Jun 12, 2013

Ecopetrol (EC) Could Break Through $43.83 Resistance Level - Freshbrewedmedia

Jun 11, 2013

Traders Shrug at JP Morgan`s Ecopetrol Upgrade, Shares Modestly Lower - Benzinga

Jun 11, 2013

Guru Stocks at 52-Week Lows: PTR, CHL, ABV, EC, RIO - GuruFocus

Jun 10, 2013

Pipeline Industry to 2017 - European Pipeline Industry Driven by Nuclear Phase-Out - M2

Jun 7, 2013

3 Latin American Companies Worth a Look - TheMotleyFool

Jun 6, 2013

Guru Stocks at 52-Week Lows: PTR, EC, RIO, CEO, VALE - GuruFocus

Jun 3, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	3.75
ABR (Last Week)	3.75
# of recs in ABR	4
Average Target Price	49.75
Industry Rank by ABR	75 out of 265
Rank in Industry	5 out of 5

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