Gulfport Energy
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts strongly back Gulfport Energy, with 10 of 11 rating it a buy and the remainder rating it a hold. Analysts like Gulfport Energy better than competitor Quicksilver Resources overall. While analysts still rate the stock a moderate buy, they are a little more optimistic about it compared to three months ago.
- Revenue forecasts: On average, analysts predict $56.5 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 70.3% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street earnings expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.51 per share. Estimates range from $0.46 to $0.56.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly backing the stock with 95.3% giving it an outperform rating. The community at large concurs with the All-Stars with 95.6% awarding it a rating of outperform. Fools are keen on Gulfport Energy and haven't been shy with their opinions lately, logging 114 posts in the past 30 days. Despite the majority sentiment in favor of Gulfport Energy, the stock has a middling CAPS rating of three out of five stars.
Management:
Gulfport Energy's profit has risen year over year by an average of more than twofold over the past five quarters. The company boosted its gross margin by 5.2 percentage points in the last quarter. Revenue rose 90.3% while cost of sales rose 52.2% to $11.4 million from a year earlier.
Quarter | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
Gross Margin | 79.2% | 78.1% | 76.1% | 76.7% |
Operating Margin | 50.1% | 47.0% | 39.4% | 40.6% |
Net Margin | 49.6% | 45.7% | 38.1% | 38.2% |
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