GeoPark Limited (NYSE:GPRK) Holdings Reduced by Captrust Financial Advisors

Captrust Financial Advisors lessened its holdings in shares of GeoPark Limited (NYSE:GPRK - Free Report) by 3.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,652,966 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after selling 58,179 shares during the quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors owned 3.23% of GeoPark worth $15,323,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of GPRK. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of GeoPark by 43.2% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 223,867 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $2,075,000 after buying an additional 67,573 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in GeoPark by 392.3% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 8,974 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $71,000 after acquiring an additional 7,151 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in GeoPark by 55.1% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 339,337 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $3,146,000 after acquiring an additional 120,518 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in GeoPark by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 126,197 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $1,170,000 after acquiring an additional 9,199 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Annex Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of GeoPark by 25.5% in the 4th quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 161,620 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $1,498,000 after purchasing an additional 32,870 shares during the last quarter. 68.21% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded GeoPark from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, April 27th.

GeoPark Stock Performance

Shares of GPRK stock traded down $0.08 on Friday, hitting $6.58. 915,515 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 568,306. The company's fifty day moving average is $7.15 and its 200 day moving average is $8.55. GeoPark Limited has a 1-year low of $5.66 and a 1-year high of $11.72. The company has a market capitalization of $337.21 million, a PE ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.53, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.23.

GeoPark (NYSE:GPRK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The oil and gas company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by ($0.12). GeoPark had a net margin of 14.97% and a return on equity of 57.93%. The business had revenue of $137.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $126.00 million. On average, equities research analysts predict that GeoPark Limited will post 1.97 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

GeoPark Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be given a $0.147 dividend. This represents a $0.59 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 22nd. GeoPark's dividend payout ratio is presently 32.22%.

GeoPark Profile

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.