Critical Survey: Allied Resources (OTCMKTS:ALOD) & Geopark (NYSE:GPRK)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Geopark and Allied Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Geopark	1	0	1	0	2.00
Allied Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.2% of Geopark shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Geopark shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Geopark	6.45%	33.42%	6.17%
Allied Resources	-48.13%	-5.42%	-4.25%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Geopark and Allied Resources”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Geopark	$660.80 million	0.58	$96.38 million	$0.65	11.42
Allied Resources	$160,000.00	8.79	-$170,000.00	($0.02)	-12.45

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

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, Allied Resources has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Geopark beats Allied Resources on 11 of the 13 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 Allied Resources

Allied Resources, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas producer, engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of oil and gas in the United States. It owns varying interests in a total of 145 wells situated on acreage of approximately 3,400 acres in Ritchie and Calhoun counties, West Virginia; and 10 wells situated on acreage of approximately 2,510 acres in Goliad, Edwards, and Jackson counties, Texas. The company was formerly known as General Allied Oil and Gas Co and changed its name to Allied Resources, Inc. in August 1998. Allied Resources, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.