Capital One Financial Predicts Gulfport Energy Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Gulfport Energy from $5.18 to $4.74, reflecting a bearish outlook on the company's performance.
• Gulfport Energy reported earnings of $4.06 for the last quarter, falling short of analysts' expectations of $4.91, despite higher revenues of $447.62 million.
• Analysts have mixed ratings on Gulfport Energy, with some targeting prices as high as $236.00 while others have adjusted their targets downward to around $205.00.

Gulfport Energy Corporation (NYSE:GPOR - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Gulfport Energy in a research note issued on Monday, September 8th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the company will earn $4.74 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $5.18. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Gulfport Energy's FY2025 earnings at $21.03 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. KeyCorp cut their price target on shares of Gulfport Energy from $215.00 to $205.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Gulfport Energy from $227.00 to $199.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Gulfport Energy from $240.00 to $227.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Gulfport Energy from $208.00 to $236.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Gulfport Energy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $217.00.

Gulfport Energy Stock Performance

Gulfport Energy stock traded down $0.71 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $173.29. 96,738 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 250,524. The company has a market cap of $3.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.14 and a beta of 0.62. The business's 50 day moving average price is $173.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.51 and a quick ratio of 0.51. Gulfport Energy has a fifty-two week low of $136.45 and a fifty-two week high of $210.32.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its position in Gulfport Energy by 483.1% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 3,306 shares of the company's stock valued at $616,000 after purchasing an additional 2,739 shares during the period. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. increased its position in Gulfport Energy by 71.5% during the 2nd quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 3,085 shares of the company's stock valued at $621,000 after purchasing an additional 1,286 shares during the period. FORA Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Gulfport Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $226,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in shares of Gulfport Energy by 42.1% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,468 shares of the company's stock worth $295,000 after buying an additional 435 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury bought a new position in shares of Gulfport Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $339,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Gulfport Energy news, Director Jason Joseph Martinez sold 600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $735,692.16. The trade was a 12.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.62% of the company's stock.

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.