Gulfport Energy (OTCMKTS:GPORQ – Get Free Report) and Greenfire Resources (NYSE:GFR – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Gulfport Energy and Greenfire Resources”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Gulfport Energy | $866.54 million | 32.88 | -$1.63 billion | ($6.86) | -25.84 |
| Greenfire Resources | $775.81 million | 0.65 | -$100.50 million | $0.86 | 8.41 |
Greenfire Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gulfport Energy. Gulfport Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greenfire Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Gulfport Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Greenfire Resources | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Greenfire Resources has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 45.23%. Given Greenfire Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greenfire Resources is more favorable than Gulfport Energy.
Profitability
This table compares Gulfport Energy and Greenfire Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Gulfport Energy | -144.45% | -93.72% | -3.48% |
| Greenfire Resources | 5.02% | 5.40% | 3.13% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.0% of Gulfport Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of Greenfire Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Gulfport Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Greenfire Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Gulfport Energy has a beta of 5.5, suggesting that its stock price is 450% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenfire Resources has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Greenfire Resources beats Gulfport Energy on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Gulfport Energy
Gulfport Energy Corporation engages in the exploration, development, acquisition, and production of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. Its principal properties include Utica Shale covering an area of approximately 205,000 net reservoir acres primarily located in Eastern Ohio; and SCOOP covering an area of approximately 76,000 net reservoir acres primarily located in Oklahoma. As of December 31, 2020, it had 2.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent of proved reserves; proved undeveloped reserves of 7 MMbbl of oil; and 923 Bcf of natural gas and 16 MMbbl of NGL. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On November 13, 2020, Gulfport Energy Corporation, along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
About Greenfire Resources
Greenfire Resources Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, exploration, and operation of oil and gas properties in the Athabasca oil sands region of Alberta. The company operates the Tier-1 oil sands assets located in Western Canada. It utilizes steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) extraction technology, a situ thermal oil recovery process to recover diluted and non- diluted bitumen. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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