Geopark Ltd (NYSE:GPRK – Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,334,819 shares, a growth of 95.0% from the September 15th total of 1,197,354 shares. Approximately 4.6% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 890,214 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.6 days.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts recently weighed in on GPRK shares. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $12.00 price objective on shares of Geopark in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Geopark in a report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Geopark from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Geopark presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $12.00.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on Geopark
Geopark Stock Performance
Geopark stock traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $11.51. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 337,332 shares, compared to its average volume of 788,344. The firm has a market cap of $595.10 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.83 and a beta of 0.45. Geopark has a twelve month low of $5.75 and a twelve month high of $13.13. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $10.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21.
Geopark (NYSE:GPRK – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The oil and gas company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.10. Geopark had a net margin of 16.00% and a return on equity of 31.33%. The company had revenue of $143.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $185.50 million.
Geopark Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th were issued a $0.0230 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Geopark’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.12%.
Insider Activity
In other news, Director James Park sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.92, for a total value of $1,192,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 692,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,250,046.56. This represents a 12.62% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Geopark
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Pale Fire Capital SE lifted its holdings in shares of Geopark by 194.4% in the 2nd quarter. Pale Fire Capital SE now owns 63,300 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $576,000 after purchasing an additional 41,800 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in Geopark during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Ramsey Quantitative Systems bought a new position in Geopark during the 2nd quarter worth $143,000. Flax Pond Capital LLC bought a new position in Geopark during the 1st quarter worth $3,352,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in Geopark by 13.8% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 31,504 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $299,000 after buying an additional 3,823 shares during the period. 68.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Geopark
GeoPark Limited is an independent Latin American oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Its activities include identifying hydrocarbon resources, acquiring and developing exploration and production assets, drilling wells, and producing and selling crude oil and natural gas.
Founded in 2002, GeoPark has built a portfolio of operated and non-operated assets in several South American markets. The company has been particularly associated with oil and gas operations in Colombia’s Llanos Basin and Brazil’s onshore basins, while its broader history includes exploration and production activities in other Latin American countries.
GeoPark’s operations generally encompass the full upstream process, including geological and seismic evaluation, field development, well drilling, production management, and the operation of related infrastructure.
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