EQT (EQT) Competitors

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

Is EQT or GPOR more profitable?

Gulfport Energy has a net margin of 21.33% compared to EQT's net margin of 6.59%. Gulfport Energy's return on equity of 13.16% beat EQT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EQT	6.59%	5.52%	3.23%
Gulfport Energy	21.33%	13.16%	8.67%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EQT or GPOR?

Gulfport Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EQT. Gulfport Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EQT, 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
EQT	$5.27B	6.82	$230.58M	$0.57	105.41
Gulfport Energy	$1.79B	1.92	$1.47B	$11.13	17.42

Which has more volatility and risk, EQT or GPOR?

EQT has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulfport Energy has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EQT or GPOR?

90.8% of EQT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of EQT 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer EQT or GPOR?

EQT presently has a consensus price target of $60.15, suggesting a potential upside of 0.11%. Gulfport Energy has a consensus price target of $213.30, suggesting a potential upside of 9.99%. Given Gulfport Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gulfport Energy is more favorable than EQT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EQT	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Gulfport Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media refer more to EQT or GPOR?

In the previous week, EQT had 32 more articles in the media than Gulfport Energy. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for EQT and 1 mentions for Gulfport Energy. EQT's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Gulfport Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that EQT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EQT	15 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gulfport Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

EQT beats Gulfport Energy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.