GeoPark (NYSE:GPRK – Get Free Report) and Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
68.2% of GeoPark shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of GeoPark shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares GeoPark and Amplify Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| GeoPark | 15.51% | 67.81% | 11.65% |
| Amplify Energy | 10.06% | 8.29% | 4.25% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| GeoPark | $756.60 million | 0.73 | $111.07 million | $2.04 | 4.88 |
| Amplify Energy | $307.60 million | 0.79 | $392.75 million | $0.73 | 8.45 |
Amplify Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GeoPark. GeoPark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amplify Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
GeoPark has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amplify Energy has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for GeoPark and Amplify Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| GeoPark | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Amplify Energy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
GeoPark currently has a consensus price target of $13.17, suggesting a potential upside of 32.33%. Amplify Energy has a consensus price target of $9.83, suggesting a potential upside of 59.37%. Given Amplify Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amplify Energy is more favorable than GeoPark.
About GeoPark
GeoPark Limited engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas reserves in Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Ecuador. GeoPark Limited has a strategic partnership with ONGC Videsh to jointly acquire, invest in, and create value from upstream oil and gas projects across Latin America. 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 Amplify Energy
Amplify Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company's properties consist of operated and non-operated working interests in producing and undeveloped leasehold acreage, as well as working interests in identified producing wells located in Oklahoma, the Rockies, federal waters offshore Southern California, East Texas/North Louisiana, and Eagle Ford. The company is based in Houston, Texas.
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