ERHC Energy (OTCMKTS:ERHE) and Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) Financial Review

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

68.2% of Geopark shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of ERHC Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Geopark and ERHC Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

Profitability

This table compares Geopark and ERHC Energy’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%
ERHC Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Geopark has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ERHC Energy has a beta of -5.35, meaning that its stock price is 635% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Geopark and ERHC Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Geopark	$660.80 million	0.64	$96.38 million	$0.65	12.68
ERHC Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Geopark has higher revenue and earnings than ERHC Energy.

Summary

Geopark beats ERHC Energy on 8 of the 9 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 ERHC Energy

ERHC Energy Inc. engages in the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas resources in Africa. Its principal assets include the rights to working interests in exploration acreage in the Republic of Kenya; the Republic of Chad; the Joint Development Zone between the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe; the Federal Republic of Nigeria; and the economic zone of Sao Tome. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Houston, Texas.