Head-To-Head Review: Gulfport Energy (GPOR) & Its Rivals

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 businesses based on the strength of its valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

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 and Volatility

Gulfport Energy has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share 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 share price is 228% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

67.3% of shares of all “OIL – US EXP&PROD” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Gulfport Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of shares of all “OIL – US EXP&PROD” companies are owned by 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.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gulfport Energy	$958.13 million	-$261.39 million	-10.44
Gulfport Energy Competitors	$3.32 billion	$608.45 million	14.15

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Gulfport Energy and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gulfport Energy	0	0	3	0	3.00
Gulfport Energy Competitors	610	3237	5627	207	2.56

Gulfport Energy presently has a consensus price target of $229.33, suggesting a potential upside of 23.34%. As a group, “OIL – US EXP&PROD” companies have a potential upside of 24.92%. Given Gulfport Energy’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gulfport Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Gulfport Energy competitors beat Gulfport Energy 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.