Geopark Ltd (NYSE:GPRK) Short Interest Update

Geopark Ltd (NYSE:GPRK) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 942,381 shares, a decline of 26.3% from the January 29th total of 1,278,219 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 660,276 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Currently, 1.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 1.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 660,276 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Geopark

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position in shares of Geopark by 86.1% in the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 6,775 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 3,134 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming raised its holdings in shares of Geopark by 39.2% in the third quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 9,727 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 2,740 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Geopark in the second quarter worth $99,000. StoneX Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Geopark in the 4th quarter valued at about $101,000. Finally, PharVision Advisers LLC bought a new position in Geopark in the third quarter worth approximately $117,000. 68.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Geopark Stock Performance

Shares of GPRK stock traded up $0.21 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $8.52. 608,828 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 564,852. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.70, a quick ratio of 2.57 and a current ratio of 2.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $436.39 million, a PE ratio of 13.10 and a beta of 0.44. Geopark has a 12 month low of $5.66 and a 12 month high of $9.09. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $7.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $7.32.

Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The oil and gas company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.61. The company had revenue of $110.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $120.00 million. Geopark had a return on equity of 33.42% and a net margin of 6.45%. On average, research analysts forecast that Geopark will post 1.97 EPS for the current year.

Geopark Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be issued a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th. Geopark’s dividend payout ratio is currently 18.46%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Geopark to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 1st. Weiss Ratings upgraded Geopark from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Geopark currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Geopark Company Profile

Geopark Ltd. (NYSE:GPRK) is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Latin America. Founded in 2002 and with corporate offices in Canada and regional headquarters in Bogotá, Colombia, Geopark pursues the discovery and development of unconventional and conventional hydrocarbon resources. The company’s strategy emphasizes asset consolidation in established basins alongside disciplined capital allocation to maximize production efficiency.

The company’s core operations are centered in Colombia’s Llanos Basin, where it holds interests in several producing blocks that deliver light crude oil to local and export markets.