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Gulfport Energy (GPOR) Competitors

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$185.54 -1.74 (-0.93%)
As of 10/3/2025 03:52 PM Eastern

GPOR vs. VNOM, OVV, PR, AR, YPF, APA, SUN, HESM, CHRD, and MGY

Should you be buying Gulfport Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gulfport Energy include Viper Energy (VNOM), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), Antero Resources (AR), YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF), APA (APA), Sunoco (SUN), Hess Midstream Partners (HESM), Chord Energy (CHRD), and Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

Gulfport Energy vs. Its Competitors

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) and Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Viper Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Gulfport Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Viper Energy$860.39M13.08$359.24M$3.4611.27
Gulfport Energy$958.13M3.40-$261.39M-$7.18-25.84

In the previous week, Viper Energy had 13 more articles in the media than Gulfport Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Viper Energy and 3 mentions for Gulfport Energy. Gulfport Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Viper Energy's score of 0.87 indicating that Gulfport Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Viper Energy
9 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Gulfport Energy
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Viper Energy has a net margin of 37.84% compared to Gulfport Energy's net margin of -9.14%. Gulfport Energy's return on equity of 18.89% beat Viper Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Viper Energy37.84% 3.92% 3.28%
Gulfport Energy -9.14%18.89%11.36%

Viper Energy presently has a consensus price target of $55.27, indicating a potential upside of 41.67%. Gulfport Energy has a consensus price target of $217.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.96%. Given Viper Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Viper Energy is more favorable than Gulfport Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Viper Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94
Gulfport Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Viper Energy has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulfport Energy has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Viper Energy beats Gulfport Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GPOR vs. The Competition

MetricGulfport EnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.26B$7.99B$8.08B$21.82B
Dividend YieldN/A4.86%10.74%3.54%
P/E Ratio-25.8410.8377.8929.82
Price / Sales3.409.641,549.0167.55
Price / Cash5.3811.8936.4424.90
Price / Book1.921.704.444.60
Net Income-$261.39M$568.55M$4.28B$1.00B
7 Day Performance3.73%-2.87%-0.26%2.07%
1 Month Performance5.77%3.10%4.77%3.33%
1 Year PerformanceN/A-12.19%15.52%13.11%

Gulfport Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GPOR
Gulfport Energy
2.8772 of 5 stars
$185.54
-0.9%
$217.00
+17.0%
N/A$3.26B$958.13M-25.84210Positive News
VNOM
Viper Energy
4.1649 of 5 stars
$38.48
-3.1%
$55.53
+44.3%
-22.3%$11.46B$860.39M11.12711News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
OVV
Ovintiv
4.3785 of 5 stars
$40.67
-5.8%
$52.69
+29.5%
-7.8%$11.10B$9.15B18.001,623News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PR
Permian Resources
4.9027 of 5 stars
$13.02
-4.9%
$18.63
+43.1%
-14.5%$10.95B$5.00B8.45220Positive News
Short Interest ↓
AR
Antero Resources
4.7166 of 5 stars
$33.57
-1.6%
$43.75
+30.3%
+11.0%$10.54B$4.33B21.38590Trending News
Analyst Forecast
YPF
YPF Sociedad Anonima
3.4777 of 5 stars
$25.32
-2.8%
$46.70
+84.4%
+8.6%$10.25B$19.16B8.1725,877News Coverage
Positive News
APA
APA
2.5147 of 5 stars
$24.34
-1.4%
$23.78
-2.3%
-8.7%$8.83B$9.74B8.142,305
SUN
Sunoco
3.6275 of 5 stars
$49.73
-1.6%
$64.50
+29.7%
-5.3%$7.73B$22.69B24.503,298
HESM
Hess Midstream Partners
4.7753 of 5 stars
$34.65
-1.0%
$43.00
+24.1%
-5.4%$7.35B$1.50B12.83200News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
CHRD
Chord Energy
4.4519 of 5 stars
$101.19
-3.2%
$147.15
+45.4%
-27.4%$5.99B$5.25B25.75530Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.6079 of 5 stars
$24.17
-4.3%
$26.42
+9.3%
-12.0%$4.82B$1.32B12.65210Positive News
Analyst Revision

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