Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) & Sky Petroleum (OTCMKTS:SKPI) Head-To-Head Comparison

Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) and Sky Petroleum (OTCMKTS:SKPI) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

This table compares Geopark and Sky Petroleum’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Geopark	7.70%	35.65%	6.44%
Sky Petroleum	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Geopark has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sky Petroleum has a beta of -78.98, indicating that its share price is 7,998% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Geopark and Sky Petroleum, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Geopark	0	1	2	0	2.67
Sky Petroleum	0	0	0	0	0.00

Geopark currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 83.95%. Given Geopark’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Geopark is more favorable than Sky Petroleum.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Geopark and Sky Petroleum”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Geopark	$560.35 million	0.55	$96.38 million	$0.83	7.20
Sky Petroleum	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Geopark has higher revenue and earnings than Sky Petroleum.

Summary

Geopark beats Sky Petroleum on 9 of the 9 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 Sky Petroleum

Sky Petroleum, Inc. acquires, explores, develops, and produces oil and natural gas properties of others under arrangements in which the company finances the costs in exchange for interests in the oil or natural gas revenue generated by the properties. It has a production sharing contract with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania for three exploration blocks, including Four, Five, and Dumre blocks in the Republic of Albania. The company was formerly known as Seaside Explorations, Inc. and changed its name to Sky Petroleum, Inc. in March 2005. Sky Petroleum, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Frisco, Texas.