Gulfport Energy (GPOR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gulfport Energy Corporation is an independent exploration and production company focused primarily on natural gas and natural gas liquids. The company develops and produces hydrocarbons from unconventional shale formations, with operations concentrated in the Appalachian Basin.

Gulfport’s principal assets are located in eastern Ohio, where it holds acreage in the Utica and Marcellus shale plays. Its activities include leasing and developing mineral properties, drilling and completing horizontal wells, and producing and marketing natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil. Gulfport relies on midstream infrastructure and third-party providers for the gathering, processing and transportation of its production.

The company traces its history to the late 1990s and has undergone significant strategic and financial changes over time, including a Chapter 11 restructuring completed in 2021. Following its restructuring, Gulfport continued to focus on developing its core Appalachian Basin assets and operating as a publicly traded energy producer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $162.08 to $174.44
• 50-Day Range: $150.38 to $182.64
• 52-Week Range: $149.18 to $225.78
• Volume: 376,488 shs
• Average Volume: 228,699 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.50
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $217.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Gulfport Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gulfport Energy scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 250 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Gulfport Energy has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Gulfport Energy has a consensus price target of $217.50, representing about 33.9% upside from its current price of $162.41.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Gulfport Energy has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.62%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gulfport Energy are expected to grow by 5.62% in the coming year, from $22.25 to $23.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gulfport Energy is 6.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gulfport Energy is 6.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.48.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gulfport Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.71. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.88% of the float of Gulfport Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gulfport Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.26.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gulfport Energy has recently decreased by 10.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Gulfport Energy does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Gulfport Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.16

News Sentiment

Gulfport Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.16. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Gulfport Energy this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $197,602.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0069% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Gulfport Energy insiders have bought 332.81% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $256,976.00 in company stock and sold $59,374.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.70% of the stock of Gulfport Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Gulfport Energy has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Today: 9/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GPOR
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:GPOR
• CIK: 874499
• Web: gulfportenergy.com
• Phone: (405) 848-8807
• Fax: 405-848-8816
• Employees: 245
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Gulfport Energy: $217.50
• High Price Target: $252.00
• Low Price Target: $186.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $25.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.30
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $427.81 million
• Net Margins: 32.28%
• Pretax Margin: 40.91%
• Return on Equity: 21.87%
• Return on Assets: 13.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.51
• Current Ratio: 0.58
• Quick Ratio: 0.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.42 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.02
• Cash Flow: $33.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.86
• Book Value: $94.98 per share
• Price / Book: 1.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,680,000
• Free Float: 17,560,000
• Market Cap: $2.87 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.43