Gulfport Energy (GPOR) Competitors

Gulfport Energy (NASDAQ:GPOR) and Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor GPOR or RRC?

In the previous week, Range Resources had 7 more articles in the media than Gulfport Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Range Resources and 0 mentions for Gulfport Energy. Range Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Gulfport Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Range Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gulfport Energy	Neutral
Range Resources	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GPOR or RRC?

98.9% of Range Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Gulfport Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Range Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GPOR or RRC more profitable?

Gulfport Energy has a net margin of 21.33% compared to Range Resources' net margin of 17.63%. Range Resources' return on equity of 13.69% beat Gulfport Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulfport Energy	21.33%	13.16%	8.67%
Range Resources	17.63%	13.69%	7.21%

Which has more volatility and risk, GPOR or RRC?

Gulfport Energy has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Range Resources has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer GPOR or RRC?

Gulfport Energy currently has a consensus target price of $213.30, suggesting a potential upside of 13.17%. Range Resources has a consensus target price of $41.95, suggesting a potential upside of 4.56%. Given Gulfport Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Gulfport Energy is more favorable than Range Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gulfport Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Range Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GPOR or RRC?

Gulfport Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Range Resources. Gulfport Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Range Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gulfport Energy	$1.79B	1.87	$1.47B	$11.13	16.93
Range Resources	$2.60B	3.69	$871.14M	$1.12	35.82

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GPOR or RRC?

Gulfport Energy received 40 more outperform votes than Range Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.50% of users gave Gulfport Energy an outperform vote while only 58.38% of users gave Range Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gulfport Energy	Outperform Votes 1078 74.50%	Underperform Votes 369 25.50%
Range Resources	Outperform Votes 1038 58.38%	Underperform Votes 740 41.62%

Summary

Gulfport Energy and Range Resources tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.