APA vs Ecopetrol
APA and EC side by side, both in crude petroleum and natural gas. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How APA and EC compare
APA pays a dividend yielding 2.1%; Ecopetrol does not pay one.
APA scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 6 for Ecopetrol), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | APA | EC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $16.4B | – |
| Share price | $46.74 | $15.30 |
| Change, 1 year | 92.0% | 54.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 79.8% | 13.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.65 | 0.39 |
| Employees | 1,791 | – |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.6× | – |
| P/B | 2.3× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.0× | – |
| Fair value | $85.01 | – |
| Margin of safety | 45.0% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | – | −10.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 19.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 43.8% (better) | −24.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 48.1% (better) | −24.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 45.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 31.4% |
| Operating margin | – | 22.3% |
| Net margin | – | 8.8% |
| FCF margin | – | 19.7% |
| Return on equity | 33.0% (better) | 13.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 33.4% (better) | 11.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.46 (better) | 1.34 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.50 (better) | 2.30 |
| Interest coverage | 16.0× (better) | 2.5× |
| Current ratio | 0.85 | 1.55 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.85 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | – |
| Payout ratio | 16.2% | 112% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 58.5% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.1% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 0.07% |
| Held by insiders | 0.66% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.2M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.7% | – |
Go deeper
- APA stock overview
- APA income statement
- APA valuation and score
- EC stock overview
- EC income statement
- EC valuation and score
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