Antero Resources (AR) Competitors

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

Is GPOR or AR more profitable?

Gulfport Energy has a net margin of 21.33% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 10.13%. Gulfport Energy's return on equity of 13.16% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulfport Energy	21.33%	13.16%	8.67%
Antero Resources	10.13%	6.48%	3.65%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GPOR or AR?

83.0% of Antero Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Gulfport Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Antero Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, GPOR or AR?

Gulfport Energy has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer GPOR or AR?

Gulfport Energy currently has a consensus price target of $213.30, indicating a potential upside of 26.10%. Antero Resources has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.59%. Given Antero Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Antero Resources is more favorable than Gulfport Energy.

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
Antero Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GPOR or AR?

Gulfport Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Antero Resources. Gulfport Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero 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	1.67	$1.47B	$11.13	15.20
Antero Resources	$4.33B	2.20	$57.23M	$1.57	19.62

Does the media prefer GPOR or AR?

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 23 more articles in the media than Gulfport Energy. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Antero Resources and 3 mentions for Gulfport Energy. Antero Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Gulfport Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Antero Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gulfport Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Antero Resources	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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