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title: "Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC) Declares Dividend of $0.52"
description: "Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC) has declared a dividend of $0.5202 per share, marking a 7.0% increase from the previous dividend of $0.49. Shareholders of record on April 3rd will receive the dividend on Apr"
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# Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC) Declares Dividend of $0.52

> Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC) has declared a dividend of $0.5202 per share, marking a 7.0% increase from the previous dividend of $0.49. Shareholders of record on April 3rd will receive the dividend on April 11th. The company has raised its dividend payment by an average of 155.2% annually over the last three years. Analysts have upgraded their ratings on Ecopetrol, with a current average rating of "Hold" and a target price of $11.00. The stock is currently trading at $10.15, up 3.7%.

**Ecopetrol S.A.** (NYSE:EC - Get Free Report) announced a dividend on Thursday, March 13th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be paid a dividend of 0.5202 per share by the oil and gas company on Friday, April 11th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 3rd. This is a 7.0% increase from Ecopetrol's previous dividend of $0.49.

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Ecopetrol has raised its dividend payment by an average of 155.2% per year over the last three years.

## Ecopetrol Trading Up 3.7 %

Shares of EC stock traded up $0.37 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $10.15. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,552,829 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,290,487. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.85 and a beta of 1.22. Ecopetrol has a one year low of $7.21 and a one year high of $12.90. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $9.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $8.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00.

## Analyst Ratings Changes

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A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup upgraded Ecopetrol from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $9.00 to $14.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. StockNews.com upgraded Ecopetrol from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Ecopetrol from an "underweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $7.50 to $9.50 in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $11.00.

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## Ecopetrol Company Profile

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Ecopetrol SA operates as an integrated energy company. The company operates through four segments: Exploration and Production; Transport and Logistics; Refining, Petrochemical and Biofuels; and Electric Power Transmission and Toll Roads Concessions. It engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas; transportation of crude oil, motor fuels, fuel oil, and other refined products, including diesel, jet, and biofuels; processing and refining crude oil; distribution of natural gas and LPG; sale of refined and petrochemical products; supplying of electric power transmission services; design, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of road and energy infrastructure projects; and supplying of information technology and telecommunications services.

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