Comparing TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) and Geopark (NYSE:GPRK)

TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) and Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TotalEnergies	9.61%	19.08%	7.72%
Geopark	14.43%	23.64%	5.92%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for TotalEnergies and Geopark, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TotalEnergies	1	6	9	2	2.67
Geopark	0	2	1	0	2.33

TotalEnergies presently has a consensus target price of $96.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.13%. Geopark has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.95%. Given Geopark’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Geopark is more favorable than TotalEnergies.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TotalEnergies	$214.40 billion	0.98	$13.13 billion	$10.01	8.79
Geopark	$492.52 million	0.99	$49.67 million	$1.27	7.44

TotalEnergies has higher revenue and earnings than Geopark. Geopark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TotalEnergies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $4.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Geopark pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. TotalEnergies pays out 40.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Geopark pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Geopark has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Volatility & Risk

TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Geopark has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.5% of TotalEnergies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TotalEnergies beats Geopark on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies SE, a multi-energy company, produces and markets oil and biofuels, natural gas, green gases, renewables, and electricity in France, rest of Europe, North America, Africa, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Exploration & Production, Integrated LNG, Integrated Power, Refining & Chemicals, and Marketing & Services. The Exploration & Production segment is involved in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. The Integrated LNG segment comprises the integrated gas chain, including upstream and midstream liquified natural gas (LNG) activities, as well as biogas, hydrogen, and gas trading activities. The Integrated Power segment includes generation, storage, electricity trading, and B2B-B2C distribution of gas and electricity. The Refining & Chemicals segment consists of refining, petrochemicals, and specialty chemicals. This segment also includes oil supply, trading, and marine shipping activities. The Marketing & Services segment supplies and markets petroleum products. The company was formerly known as TOTAL SE and changed its name to TotalEnergies SE in June 2021. TotalEnergies SE was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.

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.