Engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas. Operates extensive transportation and logistics networks for crude oil and refined products. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $31.4B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 13.4× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 90% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 10% below today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 10% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
It pays out $0.65 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 38/100.
On our five-subject report card, EC sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: EC is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.