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: $8.26 to $8.84
• 50-Day Range: $7.48 to $8.65
• 52-Week Range: $7.24 to $11.25
• Volume: 504,480 shs
• Average Volume: 390,999 shs
• Market Capitalization: $424.63 million
• P/E Ratio: 4.21
• Dividend Yield: 7.11%
• Price Target: $12.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

GeoPark Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

GeoPark scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 23rd out of 264 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: 30.17%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for GeoPark are expected to grow by 30.17% in the coming year, from $2.95 to $3.84 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of GeoPark is 4.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.38.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of GeoPark is 4.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 17.29.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

GeoPark has a P/B Ratio of 2.61. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.54% 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 3, 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 0.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

GeoPark is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.16%, 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 29.95%. 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 15.36% 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

2.54% 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 3, 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 0.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.17

News Sentiment

GeoPark has a news sentiment score of 1.17. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for GeoPark this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for GPRK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added GeoPark to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% 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 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 $8.57 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, GPRK stock has decreased by 3.2% and is now trading at $8.30.
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How were GeoPark's earnings last quarter?

GeoPark Limited (NYSE:GPRK) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The oil and gas company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 trailing twelve-month return on equity of 57.93% and a net margin of 14.97%.

Who are GeoPark's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of GeoPark include Captrust Financial Advisors (3.34%), Sagil Capital LLP (1.41%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.66%) and UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (0.70%).
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How do I buy shares of GeoPark?

Shares of GPRK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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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

• Ex-Dividend for 9/12 Dividend: 8/29/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/12/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/06/2024
• Today: 11/20/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/6 Dividend: 11/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/06/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/05/2025

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: +50.6%
• 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: 4.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: 2.81
• 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: $756.60 million
• Price / Sales: 0.56
• Cash Flow: $4.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.87
• Book Value: $3.18 per share
• Price / Book: 2.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,160,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $424.63 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.31