Geopark (GPRK) Competitors

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

Is GPRK or APA more profitable?

APA has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Geopark's net margin of 7.70%. Geopark's return on equity of 35.65% beat APA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Geopark	7.70%	35.65%	6.44%
APA	10.53%	20.98%	7.21%

Is GPRK or APA a better dividend stock?

Geopark pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Geopark pays out 71.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 33.4% 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Geopark is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend GPRK or APA?

Geopark currently has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 68.58%. APA has a consensus target price of $23.24, indicating a potential downside of 5.32%. Given Geopark's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
APA	3 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor GPRK or APA?

In the previous week, APA had 13 more articles in the media than Geopark. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for APA and 4 mentions for Geopark. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Geopark's score of 0.63 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Geopark	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
APA	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, GPRK or APA?

Geopark has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and 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	0.51	$96.38M	$0.83	7.86
APA	$9.74B	0.90	$804M	$2.99	8.21

Summary

APA beats Geopark on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.