GPOR vs. KOS, CRK, SBOW, SM, MTDR, SWN, RRC, AESI, TALO, and CRC
Should you be buying Gulfport Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gulfport Energy include Kosmos Energy (KOS), Comstock Resources (CRK), SilverBow Resources (SBOW), SM Energy (SM), Matador Resources (MTDR), Southwestern Energy (SWN), Range Resources (RRC), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), Talos Energy (TALO), and California Resources (CRC). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) and Gulfport Energy (NASDAQ:GPOR) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking and dividends.
In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Gulfport Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 1 mentions for Gulfport Energy. Gulfport Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Kosmos Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Gulfport Energy received 540 more outperform votes than Kosmos Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.68% of users gave Gulfport Energy an outperform vote while only 64.88% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote.
Gulfport Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Kosmos Energy. Gulfport Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kosmos Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.36, suggesting that its share price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulfport Energy has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Gulfport Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Gulfport Energy has a net margin of 74.41% compared to Gulfport Energy's net margin of 12.85%. Gulfport Energy's return on equity of 39.32% beat Kosmos Energy's return on equity.
Kosmos Energy currently has a consensus price target of $9.63, suggesting a potential upside of 63.00%. Gulfport Energy has a consensus price target of $169.63, suggesting a potential upside of 7.11%. Given Gulfport Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than Gulfport Energy.
Summary
Kosmos Energy beats Gulfport Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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