Gulfport Energy (GPOR) and Its Peers Head to Head Comparison

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) is one of 90 public companies in the “OIL – US EXP&PROD” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Gulfport Energy to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Gulfport Energy and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gulfport Energy	$1.03 billion	-$261.39 million	-10.64
Gulfport Energy Competitors	$3.41 billion	$608.45 million	12.35

Gulfport Energy’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Gulfport Energy. Gulfport Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

67.2% of shares of all “OIL – US EXP&PROD” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Gulfport Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of shares of all “OIL – US EXP&PROD” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Gulfport Energy and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gulfport Energy	0	0	4	1	3.20
Gulfport Energy Competitors	615	3255	5643	213	2.56

Gulfport Energy presently has a consensus price target of $231.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.94%. As a group, “OIL – US EXP&PROD” companies have a potential upside of 23.49%. Given Gulfport Energy’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gulfport Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Gulfport Energy and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulfport Energy	-36.10%	15.89%	9.80%
Gulfport Energy Competitors	-52.27%	9.81%	5.61%

Risk & Volatility

Gulfport Energy has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulfport Energy’s competitors have a beta of -1.28, meaning that their average stock price is 228% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gulfport Energy beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Gulfport Energy Company Profile

Gulfport Energy Corporation engages in the exploration, development, acquisition, production of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. Its principal properties include Utica Shale covering an area approximately 187,000 net reservoir acres primarily located in Eastern Ohio; and SCOOP covering an area approximately 74,000 net reservoir acres primarily located in Garvin, Grady, and Stephens. As of December 31, 2021, it had 3.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent to proved reserves; and proved undeveloped reserves comprising 8 MMbbl oil and 22 MMBbl NGL, and 1,550 Bcf natural gas. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.