Contrasting Gulfport Energy (OTCMKTS:GPORQ) & Greenfire Resources (NYSE:GFR)

Greenfire Resources (NYSE:GFR) and Gulfport Energy (OTCMKTS:GPORQ) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.9% of Greenfire Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Gulfport Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Greenfire Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gulfport Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Greenfire Resources and Gulfport Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenfire Resources	$500.71 million	1.05	-$100.50 million	$0.86	8.78
Gulfport Energy	$866.54 million	32.75	-$1.63 billion	($6.86)	-25.73

Greenfire Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Greenfire Resources and Gulfport Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenfire Resources	0	0	1	0	3.00
Gulfport Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Greenfire Resources currently has a consensus target price of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 39.07%. Given Greenfire Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Greenfire Resources is more favorable than Gulfport Energy.

Risk and Volatility

Greenfire Resources has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulfport Energy has a beta of 5.5, meaning that its share price is 450% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Greenfire Resources and Gulfport Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenfire Resources	9.51%	12.70%	7.35%
Gulfport Energy	-144.45%	-93.72%	-3.48%

Summary

Greenfire Resources beats Gulfport Energy on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.