Geopark Limited (NYSE: GPRK)’s stock price has increased by 1.82 compared to its previous closing price of 9.32. However, the company has seen a 1.28% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-29 that BOGOTÁ, Colombia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GPRK), an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda, today announced the pricing of U.S.$550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.750% senior notes due 2030 (the “Notes”). The Notes were offered in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States to non-U.S. per.
Is It Worth Investing in Geopark Limited (NYSE: GPRK) Right Now?
Geopark Limited (NYSE: GPRK) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 4.84x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.33. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for GPRK is 37.49M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.18% of that float. On January 31, 2025, the average trading volume of GPRK was 671.53K shares.
GPRK’s Market Performance
GPRK stock saw an increase of 1.28% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 7.72% and a quarterly increase of 16.87%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.27%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.33% for Geopark Limited (GPRK). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.83% for GPRK’s stock, with a 0.83% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GPRK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GPRK stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for GPRK by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for GPRK in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $14.50 based on the research report published on September 21, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GPRK reach a price target of $16. The rating they have provided for GPRK stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on September 24th, 2020.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to GPRK, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on May 28th of the previous year.
GPRK Trading at -3.92% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GPRK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.03% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.33%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.27%, as shares surge +4.06% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.25% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GPRK rose by +1.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -3.36% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.19. In addition, Geopark Limited saw 2.37% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for GPRK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.44 for the present operating margin
- 0.55 for the gross margin
The net margin for Geopark Limited stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.38. Equity return is now at value 61.09, with 10.74 for asset returns.
Based on Geopark Limited (GPRK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.73 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.7. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.71. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.41.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 381.26 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.96. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.24. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.17for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.7. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.28.
Conclusion
To sum up, Geopark Limited (GPRK) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
