Geopark (GPRK) Competitors

Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

Do analysts recommend GPRK or APA?

Geopark currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 72.14%. APA has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.30%. Given Geopark's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Geopark is more favorable than APA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Geopark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
APA	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GPRK or APA?

68.2% of Geopark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Geopark shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GPRK or APA more profitable?

Geopark has a net margin of 12.56% compared to APA's net margin of 9.75%. Geopark's return on equity of 42.96% beat APA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Geopark	12.56%	42.96%	7.61%
APA	9.75%	23.22%	7.63%

Which has more volatility & risk, GPRK or APA?

Geopark has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, GPRK or APA?

APA has higher revenue and earnings than Geopark. Geopark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Geopark	$660.80M	0.50	$96.38M	$1.51	4.23
APA	$9.74B	0.69	$804M	$2.78	6.64

Does the media favor GPRK or APA?

In the previous week, APA had 5 more articles in the media than Geopark. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for APA and 4 mentions for Geopark. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Geopark's score of 0.45 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Geopark	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
APA	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GPRK or APA a better dividend stock?

Geopark pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Geopark pays out 39.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Geopark has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Geopark is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

APA beats Geopark on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.