Gulfport Energy (GPOR)
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Gulfport Energy
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Rating:71Outperform
Price Target:
$231.00
▲(13.61% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/10/26
The score is driven primarily by improved 2025 fundamentals (profitability, stronger balance sheet, and robust operating cash flow) and supportive 2026 guidance emphasizing disciplined spending and substantial buybacks. Valuation is also favorable at a low P/E. Offsetting these positives are mixed near-term technicals, the business’s historical earnings/cash-flow volatility, and added uncertainty from the CEO departure.
Positive Factors
Cash generation
Sustained high operating cash flow and positive free cash flow in 2025 provide durable internal funding for reinvestment, debt reduction and shareholder returns. Strong cash conversion supports the company’s ability to execute multi-year drilling plans and buybacks even through commodity cycles.
Negative Factors
CEO departure / governance
An abrupt CEO exit and interim governance structure introduce execution and strategic risk during a critical multi-year program. Leadership transition can delay decisions on capital deployment, marketing strategy and major hires, creating persistent uncertainty until a permanent CEO is appointed.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cash generation
Sustained high operating cash flow and positive free cash flow in 2025 provide durable internal funding for reinvestment, debt reduction and shareholder returns. Strong cash conversion supports the company’s ability to execute multi-year drilling plans and buybacks even through commodity cycles.
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Gulfport Energy (GPOR) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$3.77B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)286.23K
Price to Earnings (P/E)8.9
Beta (1Y)0.68
Revenue Growth38.16%
EPS Growth-115.65%
CountryUS
Employees235
SectorEnergy
Sector Strength52
IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)5.75
Shares Outstanding18,558,414
10 Day Avg. Volume366,201
30 Day Avg. Volume286,225
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.04
Price to Book (P/B)2.07
Price to Sales (P/S)2.86
P/FCF Ratio13.75
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.25
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.56
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.04
Enterprise Value/Ebitda5.26
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$242.44Price Target Upside19.23% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering10
EPS Forecast (FY)25.88
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.52B
Gulfport Energy Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Gulfport Energy Corporation engages in the exploration, development, acquisition, production of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. Its principal properties include Utica Shale covering an area approximately...
How the Company Makes Money
Gulfport primarily makes money by producing and selling hydrocarbons—natural gas, crude oil, and NGLs—into wholesale energy markets. Revenue is largely generated from: (1) natural gas sales, typically priced based on market indices and adjusted fo...
Gulfport Energy Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Sales by Segment
Breakdown of revenue across business lines or regions (for example gas, liquids, midstream, asset sales). Reveals which parts of Gulfport drive revenue and profit, how diversified the business is, and where management is allocating capital. Large shifts between segments can signal changes in strategy, asset sales, or concentration risk.
Breakdown of revenue across business lines or regions (for example gas, liquids, midstream, asset sales). Reveals which parts of Gulfport drive revenue and profit, how diversified the business is, and where management is allocating capital. Large shifts between segments can signal changes in strategy, asset sales, or concentration risk.
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The FlyGulfport Energy Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 24, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 05, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents a predominantly positive outlook: strong Q4 cash generation and adjusted free cash flow, low leverage (0.9x), substantial liquidity ($806M), an aggressive share repurchase plan (> $140M in 2026), and a disciplined capital program focused on high-return Utica dry and wet gas ( >75% of 2026 turn-in-line weighting). Management tightened basis forecasts (25% improvement) and expects Q4 2026 production to be ~5% above 2025, supporting confidence in free cash flow growth. The primary negatives are temporary production downtime (including a quantified ~10 MMcf/d impact), a modest expected increase in per-unit operating costs due to higher NGL mix, and a 2025 dip in completion pumping hours (18 vs 21 hours/day prior year). Overall, the positive operational and financial metrics and clear capital allocation priorities outweigh the near-term execution and market risks.Positive Updates
Strong Q4 Financial Performance
Q4 net cash provided by operating activities before changes in working capital was ~$222,000,000 (more than double Q4 capital expenditures), adjusted EBITDA was $235,000,000, and adjusted free cash flow was $120,000,000, supporting repurchases and acreage activity.
Negative Updates
Near-Term Production Downtime and Weather Impacts
2026 production outlook incorporates temporary downtime from simultaneous operations of an offsetting operator, planned third-party midstream maintenance, and winter storm Fern impacts. Management quantified these planned/known impacts as approximately 10,000,000 cubic feet per day (Mmcf/d) in 2026 and built them into guidance.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Q4 Financial Performance
Q4 net cash provided by operating activities before changes in working capital was ~$222,000,000 (more than double Q4 capital expenditures), adjusted EBITDA was $235,000,000, and adjusted free cash flow was $120,000,000, supporting repurchases and acreage activity.
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Company Guidance
Gulfport's 2026 guidance calls for total capital spending of $400–$430 million (including $35–$40M of maintenance land and seismic — ~$5M of which is proprietary 3D — and approximately $15M for base-production workovers), with ~60% of D&C capital deployed in 2026, ~75%+ of turn‑in‑line activity weighted to Utica dry‑ and wet‑gas, and an incremental $10M in Marcellus North to drill two Jefferson County wells as DUCs; the company expects to complete the discretionary acreage program at the high end (~$100M total, $62.9M already deployed) at roughly $2M per net location, adding >2 years of core drilling inventory, >5.5 years of net locations (plus four years of delineated Marcellus) and expanding growth inventory >40%. Production is guided to 1.03–1.055 Bcfe/d in 2026 (flat to FY2025 average of 1.040 Bcfe/d) with Q4 2026 up ~5% vs 2025, per‑unit operating costs of $1.23–$1.34/Mcfe (versus Q4 2025 cash operating costs of $1.25/Mcfe), a tightened full‑year differential of $0.15–$0.30/Mcf below NYMEX (25% improvement vs 2025), a plan to deploy >$140M to share repurchases while maintaining leverage at or below ~1.0x (year‑end 2025 leverage 0.9x) and ending liquidity of $806M (cash $1.8M + $804.3M revolver availability), with management forecasting meaningful adjusted free cash flow upside versus 2025 under current strip pricing.Gulfport Energy Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
67
Positive
Balance Sheet
73
Positive
Cash Flow
76
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 1.32B | 928.60M | 1.05B | 2.33B | 1.50B |
| Gross Profit | 935.12M | 532.77M | 663.02M | 2.00B | 809.35M |
| EBITDA | 896.49M | 64.03M | 1.32B | 819.32M | 401.29M |
| Net Income | 427.81M | -261.39M | 1.47B | 494.70M | 138.16M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 3.03B | 2.87B | 3.27B | 2.53B | 2.17B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 46.97M | 1.47M | 1.93M | 7.26M | 3.26M |
| Total Debt | 788.75M | 708.96M | 681.68M | 720.87M | 713.27M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.19B | 1.12B | 1.06B | 1.65B | 1.56B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.83B | 1.75B | 2.21B | 881.13M | 607.37M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 275.62M | 195.94M | 185.82M | 278.30M | 155.70M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 803.19M | 650.03M | 723.18M | 739.08M | 465.14M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -529.18M | -455.99M | -537.23M | -458.30M | -297.94M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -273.67M | -194.50M | -191.28M | -276.78M | -253.81M |
Gulfport Energy Technical Analysis
Negative
203.33
Price Trends
203.92
Negative
202.81
Positive
191.39
Positive
Market Momentum
1.01
Positive
46.72
Neutral
28.27
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GPOR, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 203.33 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 206.06, below the 50-day MA of 203.92, and above the 200-day MA of 191.39, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 1.01 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 46.72 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 28.27 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for GPOR.
Gulfport Energy Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 Outperform | $6.75B | 3.32 | 14.00% | 4.38% | 34.93% | -11.85% | |
71 Outperform | $3.77B | 8.86 | 22.73% | ― | 38.16% | -115.65% | |
70 Outperform | $6.17B | 6.91 | 37.31% | ― | 50.79% | 32.97% | |
65 Neutral | $15.17B | 7.61 | 4.09% | 5.20% | 3.87% | -62.32% | |
65 Neutral | $5.40B | 42.92 | 2.03% | 4.15% | -13.92% | -68.34% | |
65 Neutral | $2.83B | 54.12 | 1.69% | 8.18% | 1.51% | -78.38% |
* Energy Sector Average
GPOR
Gulfport Energy
203.33
42.61
26.51%
MUR
Murphy Oil
37.81
18.81
99.04%
NOG
Northern Oil And Gas
27.11
6.80
33.51%
SM
SM Energy
28.33
8.02
39.51%
VIST
Vista Energy SAB de CV
65.08
29.80
84.47%
Gulfport Energy Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Gulfport Energy Announces CEO Departure, Implements Interim Leadership
Negative
Mar 9, 2026
On March 9, 2026, Gulfport Energy announced that President, Chief Executive Officer and Director John Reinhart had elected to leave the company and resign from the board with immediate effect. In response, the board created an Office of the Chairm...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Gulfport Energy Expands Share Repurchase With Discounted Buyback
Positive
Mar 4, 2026
On March 3, 2026, Gulfport Energy Corporation agreed to repurchase 84,416 shares of its common stock from accounts managed by Silver Point Capital at $204.22 per share, a 2.3% discount to the prior day’s NYSE closing price, for total conside...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackFinancial Disclosures
Gulfport Energy Posts Strong 2025 Results, Guides 2026 Growth
Positive
Feb 24, 2026
On February 24, 2026, Gulfport Energy reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, highlighting net production of 1.10 Bcfe per day in the quarter, up 4% year on year, and flat full-year production at 1.0...
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