Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) Head-To-Head Survey

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Geopark and ConocoPhillips, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Geopark	0	2	1	0	2.33
ConocoPhillips	2	8	17	1	2.61

Geopark currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.43%. ConocoPhillips has a consensus price target of $141.24, indicating a potential upside of 6.47%. Given ConocoPhillips’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ConocoPhillips is more favorable than Geopark.

Profitability

This table compares Geopark and ConocoPhillips’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Geopark	16.00%	31.33%	7.66%
ConocoPhillips	14.22%	14.72%	7.77%

Dividends

Geopark pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Geopark pays out 6.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ConocoPhillips pays out 44.4% 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.2% of Geopark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Geopark shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Geopark and ConocoPhillips”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Geopark	$492.52 million	1.18	$49.67 million	$1.47	7.67
ConocoPhillips	$61.55 billion	2.59	$7.99 billion	$7.56	17.55

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

Volatility and Risk

Geopark has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConocoPhillips has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ConocoPhillips beats Geopark on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Geopark

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. GeoPark Limited was founded in 2002 and is based in Bogotá, Colombia.

About ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips explores for, produces, transports, and markets crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and natural gas liquids in the United States, Canada, China, Libya, Malaysia, Norway, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company's portfolio includes unconventional plays in North America; conventional assets in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia; global LNG developments; oil sands assets in Canada; and an inventory of global exploration prospects. ConocoPhillips was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.