GeoPark (GPRK) Competitors

GeoPark (NYSE:GPRK) and Select Water Solutions (NYSE:WTTR) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, GPRK or WTTR?

GeoPark has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Select Water Solutions has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GPRK or WTTR?

GeoPark received 7 more outperform votes than Select Water Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.26% of users gave GeoPark an outperform vote while only 66.94% of users gave Select Water Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GeoPark	Outperform Votes 329 68.26%	Underperform Votes 153 31.74%
Select Water Solutions	Outperform Votes 322 66.94%	Underperform Votes 159 33.06%

Is GPRK or WTTR more profitable?

GeoPark has a net margin of 14.97% compared to Select Water Solutions' net margin of 4.05%. GeoPark's return on equity of 57.93% beat Select Water Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GeoPark	14.97%	57.93%	10.60%
Select Water Solutions	4.05%	6.65%	4.62%

Which has better valuation & earnings, GPRK or WTTR?

GeoPark has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Select Water Solutions. GeoPark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Select Water Solutions, 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	$756.60M	0.56	$111.07M	$1.97	4.17
Select Water Solutions	$1.59B	1.01	$74.40M	$0.59	22.76

Does the media refer more to GPRK or WTTR?

In the previous week, Select Water Solutions had 10 more articles in the media than GeoPark. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Select Water Solutions and 5 mentions for GeoPark. GeoPark's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Select Water Solutions' score of 0.01 indicating that GeoPark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GeoPark	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Select Water Solutions	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GPRK or WTTR?

68.2% of GeoPark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Select Water Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of GeoPark shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Select Water Solutions shares are held by 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 WTTR a better dividend stock?

GeoPark pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Select Water Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. GeoPark pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Select Water Solutions pays out 47.5% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate GPRK or WTTR?

GeoPark presently has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 52.25%. Select Water Solutions has a consensus target price of $13.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.38%. Given GeoPark's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GeoPark is more favorable than Select Water Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GeoPark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Select Water Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Summary

GeoPark beats Select Water Solutions on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.