GeoPark (GPRK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

GeoPark Limited operates as an oil and natural gas exploration and production company primarily in Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, and other Latin American countries. It engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas reserves. The company was formerly known as GeoPark Holdings Limited and changed its name to GeoPark Limited in July 2013. GeoPark Limited was founded in 2002 and is based in Bogotá, Colombia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.38 to $9.92
• 50-Day Range: $7.78 to $11.24
• 52-Week Range: $7.24 to $11.72
• Volume: 165,995 shs
• Average Volume: 427,433 shs
• Market Capitalization: $503.96 million
• P/E Ratio: 5.00
• Dividend Yield: 5.89%
• Price Target: $12.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

GeoPark Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

GeoPark scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 273 stocks in the oils/energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

GeoPark has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

GeoPark has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 70.31%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for GeoPark are expected to grow by 70.31% in the coming year, from $2.56 to $4.36 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of GeoPark is 5.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.27.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of GeoPark is 5.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 12.88.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

GeoPark has a P/B Ratio of 3.10. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.02% of the float of GeoPark has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GeoPark has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GeoPark has recently decreased by 20.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

GeoPark is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.70%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

GeoPark does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of GeoPark is 29.44%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, GeoPark will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.30% next year. This indicates that GeoPark will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.02% of the float of GeoPark has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GeoPark has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GeoPark has recently decreased by 20.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.05

News Sentiment

GeoPark has a news sentiment score of -0.05. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for GeoPark this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for GPRK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, GeoPark insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.50% of the stock of GeoPark is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

68.21% of the stock of GeoPark is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GPRK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GPRK shares performed this year?

GeoPark's stock was trading at $9.27 at the start of the year. Since then, GPRK stock has increased by 6.3% and is now trading at $9.85.
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How were GeoPark's earnings last quarter?

GeoPark Limited (NYSE:GPRK) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The oil and gas company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.11. The oil and gas company earned $159.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $156.99 million. GeoPark had a net margin of 14.97% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 57.93%.

How do I buy shares of GeoPark?

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What other stocks do shareholders of GeoPark own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that GeoPark investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), Jabil (JBL) and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/06/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/6 Dividend: 11/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/06/2024
• Today: 1/02/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Oils/Energy
• Industry: Crude petroleum & natural gas
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GPRK
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1464591
• Web: www.geo-park.com
• Phone: (571) 743-2337
• Fax: 56-22242-9600
• Employees: 470
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $12.50
• High Stock Price Target: $14.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.97
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 3.73
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $111.07 million
• Net Margins: 14.97%
• Pretax Margin: 34.04%
• Return on Equity: 57.93%
• Return on Assets: 10.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.53
• Current Ratio: 1.28
• Quick Ratio: 1.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $716.84 million
• Price / Sales: 0.68
• Cash Flow: $3.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.53
• Book Value: $3.18 per share
• Price / Book: 3.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,163,000
• Free Float: 50,396,000
• Market Cap: $489.12 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.37