Geopark (GPRK) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, APA or GPRK?

APA has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Geopark has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor APA or GPRK?

In the previous week, APA had 36 more articles in the media than Geopark. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for APA and 4 mentions for Geopark. Geopark's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat APA's score of 0.86 indicating that Geopark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
APA	16 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Geopark	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is APA or GPRK 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
APA	10.53%	20.98%	7.21%
Geopark	7.70%	35.65%	6.44%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of APA or GPRK?

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, APA or GPRK?

APA has higher revenue and earnings than Geopark. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Geopark, 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
APA	$9.74B	0.80	$804M	$2.99	7.24
Geopark	$660.80M	0.51	$96.38M	$0.83	7.97

Is APA or GPRK a better dividend stock?

APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Geopark pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. APA pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Geopark pays out 71.1% 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.

Do analysts recommend APA or GPRK?

APA currently has a consensus target price of $23.94, suggesting a potential upside of 10.65%. Geopark has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 66.29%. Given Geopark's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Geopark is more favorable than APA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
APA	3 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Geopark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

APA beats Geopark on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.