Gulfport Energy (GPOR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gulfport Energy Corporation (NYSE: GPOR) is an independent exploration and production company focused on developing and producing natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil. Its activities include acquiring, exploring, drilling and operating oil and gas properties.

The company’s operations are concentrated in the Appalachian Basin, particularly the Utica and Marcellus shale plays in eastern Ohio. Gulfport sells the hydrocarbons produced from its wells into regional energy markets and relies on gathering and transportation infrastructure to move production to market.

Gulfport Energy traces its history to the late 1990s and has evolved from a broader domestic oil and gas producer into a company primarily focused on natural gas development in the eastern United States. The company completed a financial restructuring in 2021 and subsequently returned to public trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $162.16 to $165.94
• 50-Day Range: $151.04 to $182.64
• 52-Week Range: $149.18 to $225.78
• Volume: 269,750 shs
• Average Volume: 302,174 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.50
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $208.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Gulfport Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gulfport Energy scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 77th 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 2.38, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Gulfport Energy has a consensus price target of $208.50, representing about 28.3% upside from its current price of $162.51.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Gulfport Energy has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gulfport Energy are expected to grow by 4.33% in the coming year, from $22.40 to $23.37 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 39.01.

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 20.47.

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: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.96% 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 4.38.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gulfport Energy has recently increased by 9.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.15

News Sentiment

Gulfport Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.15. 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 0.74 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

2 people have searched for GPOR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Gulfport Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Gulfport Energy insiders have sold 77.77% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $256,976.00 in company stock and sold $456,824.00 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: 10/10/2026
• 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: $208.50
• High Price Target: $237.00
• Low Price Target: $180.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $25.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.25
• 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: $1.38 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.08
• Cash Flow: $35.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.55
• Book Value: $94.98 per share
• Price / Book: 1.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,684,000
• Free Float: 17,560,000
• Market Cap: $2.87 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.56