New York State Common Retirement Fund Sells 23,682 Shares of GeoPark Limited (NYSE:GPRK)

New York State Common Retirement Fund lowered its stake in shares of GeoPark Limited (NYSE:GPRK) by 60.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 15,701 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 23,682 shares during the quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund’s holdings in GeoPark were worth $146,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GPRK. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in GeoPark in the fourth quarter valued at about $50,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in GeoPark in the third quarter valued at about $44,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in GeoPark by 25.6% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 6,142 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 1,252 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its stake in GeoPark by 392.3% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 8,974 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $71,000 after buying an additional 7,151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Puff Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in GeoPark in the fourth quarter valued at about $121,000. Institutional investors own 68.21% of the company’s stock.

GeoPark Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE:GPRK opened at $7.61 on Thursday. GeoPark Limited has a 52-week low of $7.24 and a 52-week high of $11.72. The stock has a market cap of $389.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.86 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.53. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $9.42 and a 200-day moving average price of $8.95.

GeoPark (NYSE:GPRK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 5th. The oil and gas company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.73 by ($0.43). GeoPark had a return on equity of 57.93% and a net margin of 14.97%. Equities analysts predict that GeoPark Limited will post 1.97 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com cut GeoPark from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th.

GeoPark Company Profile

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.