HKN (OTCMKTS:HKNI) & Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) Head-To-Head Review

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.2% of Geopark shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Geopark shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of HKN shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Geopark and HKN, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Geopark	0	2	1	0	2.33
HKN	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Geopark	6.45%	33.42%	6.17%
HKN	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Geopark	$660.80 million	0.67	$96.38 million	$0.65	13.20
HKN	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Geopark has higher revenue and earnings than HKN.

Summary

Geopark beats HKN on 8 of the 8 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 HKN

HKN, Inc. operates as an independent energy company. The company owns an oilfield emulsion breaking technology that purifies oilfield emulsions by breaking and separating the emulsions into oil, water, and solids. It also holds non-operated oil and gas leases and mineral interests in properties located in the Bakken and Niobrara shale oil plays; and rights to acreage in the Permian Basin of Texas. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Southlake, Texas.