| Factor | Score | Distribution | Value | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valuation | 92 | 6.6x | 17.8x | Top tier | |
Growth | 57 | 35.2% | 7.1% | Around median | |
Quality | 85 | 21.5% | 4.5% | Top tier | |
Safety | 77 | 0.9x | 2.6x | Top tier | |
Capital Return | 19 | — | 2.12% | Bottom tier | |
Momentum | 32 | -11.6% | 2.9% | Bottom tier | |
Sentiment | 92 | 10 | 3 | Top tier |
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Gulfport Energy Corp is a natural gas and liquids exploration and production company, with a portfolio based on assets in the southwestern Appalachia Basin, including Ohio Marcellus, and the SCOOP asset in the Mid-Continent region. The company generates revenue from gas and liquids sales, benefiting from in-basin sales with relatively low transportation and processing costs and from a transportation portfolio that provides access to multiple sales points. Management estimated the drilling inventory life at approximately 15 years, while land acquisitions in fiscal year 2026 increase the number of net locations in Appalachia by approximately 20%.
In quarter 2 of fiscal year 2026, Gulfport recorded revenue of $323.2 million and gross profit of $238.6 million, representing a calculated gross margin of approximately 73.8%. Net income was $87.1 million and earnings per share were $4.85, compared with revenue of $437.5 million, net income of $165.8 million, and earnings per share of $8.87 in quarter 1 of fiscal year 2026.
On a last-twelve-month basis ending within the fiscal year 2026 data, revenue totaled $1.7 billion, gross profit was $1.3 billion, and net income was $594.1 million, with earnings per share of approximately $31.78. In fiscal year 2025, the company recorded revenue of $1.4 billion, gross profit of $1.1 billion, and net income of $427.8 million, demonstrating the assets’ ability to generate earnings and cash flow that management uses to balance drilling, inventory expansion, debt reduction, and share repurchases.
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The analyst consensus is “Buy,” with an average price target of $227.67, compared with a high target of $252 and a low target of $186. The average is slightly above the 52-week range high of $225.78, while the wide difference between the high and low targets reflects differing assessments of the impact of gas prices, execution of the land program, and production acceleration; the provided data do not include a price-to-earnings ratio that could be used as an additional valuation anchor.
Figures in the text are as of 2026-08-31; the live price is shown at the top of the page.
Gulfport is relying on production acceleration in the second half of fiscal year 2026 following the capital program implemented in the first half. Management expects liquids volumes to be more than 50% above first-half fiscal year 2026 levels. The discretionary land budget of $140 million, together with state auction purchases of $83 million, also targets an increase of approximately 20% in the number of net Appalachia locations.
Revenue was $323.2 million and gross profit was $238.6 million in quarter 2 of fiscal year 2026, representing a calculated gross margin of approximately 73.8%. The company recorded net income of $87.1 million and earnings per share of $4.85. These figures were lower than in quarter 1 of fiscal year 2026, when revenue was $437.5 million and net income was $165.8 million.
In Marcellus, the company tested a four-well pad with an average lateral length of 16 thousand feet and achieved more than 20 hours of pumping per day during completion. Management reported that gas and liquids rates were better than expected and that the wells maintained strong and relatively stable initial production after being brought to full capacity. At the same time, drilling and completion cost per foot declined by approximately 25% compared with the shorter laterals completed in fiscal year 2025.
Management balances spending on drilling, efficiency improvements, land rights acquisitions, debt reduction, and share repurchases. Leverage was approximately one turn during quarter 2 of fiscal year 2026, and management wants to maintain a conservative balance sheet through the cycle. It also confirmed continued activity under the repurchase program during the second half of fiscal year 2026, but declined to provide a specific figure for each quarter.
Gulfport believes that growth in electricity demand from artificial intelligence data centers could increase gas consumption within Appalachia, where the company sells a large portion of its production. During the August 4, 2026 call, management pointed to improved in-basin pricing differentials and lower transportation and processing costs for some local sales. However, it described the schedules for these projects as uncertain and therefore does not want to increase volumes before actual demand emerges.
The main financial signal is the decline in revenue, net income, and earnings per share between quarter 1 and quarter 2 of fiscal year 2026, alongside a decline in the calculated gross margin. Results remain exposed to gas prices and pricing differentials, while production improvement depends on executing a more consistent capital and operating program. The $223 million of land investments across the discretionary budget and state auction bids must also generate returns that compete with debt reduction and share repurchases.
