Gulfport Energy Q4 EPS Lowered by Capital One Financial

Gulfport Energy Corporation (NYSE:GPOR) – Equities researchers at Capital One Financial reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Gulfport Energy in a note issued to investors on Monday, September 8th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $5.52 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $6.26. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Gulfport Energy’s Q1 2026 earnings at $6.24 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $6.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $6.98 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $7.11 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $26.91 EPS.

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $4.06 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.91 by ($0.85). The business had revenue of $447.62 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $334.57 million. Gulfport Energy had a negative net margin of 9.14% and a positive return on equity of 18.89%.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on GPOR. TD Cowen raised Gulfport Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. KeyCorp reduced their target price on Gulfport Energy from $215.00 to $205.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Wall Street Zen raised Gulfport Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Gulfport Energy from $208.00 to $236.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on Gulfport Energy from $240.00 to $227.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Gulfport Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $221.50.

Gulfport Energy Stock Up 1.2%

NYSE:GPOR opened at $173.82 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $173.38. The company has a market capitalization of $3.05 billion, a PE ratio of -24.21 and a beta of 0.62. Gulfport Energy has a 52 week low of $136.45 and a 52 week high of $210.32.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Gulfport Energy by 364.8% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 251 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 197 shares during the period. Toth Financial Advisory Corp purchased a new position in shares of Gulfport Energy during the second quarter valued at approximately $85,000. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Gulfport Energy by 50.5% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Gulfport Energy by 1,360.5% in the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,000 after purchasing an additional 585 shares during the period. Finally, FORA Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Gulfport Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $226,000.

Insider Activity

In other Gulfport Energy news, Director Jason Joseph Martinez sold 600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.57, for a total transaction of $102,942.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,288 shares in the company, valued at $735,692.16. The trade was a 12.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.62% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Gulfport Energy

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.