Head to Head Review: Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) and TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE)

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.2% of Geopark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of TotalEnergies shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Geopark	$492.52 million	0.99	$49.67 million	$1.47	6.43
TotalEnergies	$201.20 billion	1.08	$13.13 billion	$10.01	9.03

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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Geopark	16.00%	31.33%	7.66%
TotalEnergies	9.61%	19.08%	7.72%

Dividends

Geopark pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $4.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Geopark pays out 6.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TotalEnergies pays out 40.3% 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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Risk and Volatility

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Geopark	0	2	1	0	2.33
TotalEnergies	1	7	10	1	2.58

Geopark currently has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.77%. TotalEnergies has a consensus price target of $96.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.23%. Given Geopark’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Geopark is more favorable than TotalEnergies.

Summary

TotalEnergies beats Geopark on 10 of the 17 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 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.