Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR – Get Free Report) and Freehold Royalties (OTCMKTS:FRHLF – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Gulfport Energy and Freehold Royalties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Gulfport Energy | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2.44 |
| Freehold Royalties | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Gulfport Energy currently has a consensus target price of $210.20, indicating a potential upside of 35.08%. Given Gulfport Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gulfport Energy is more favorable than Freehold Royalties.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Gulfport Energy and Freehold Royalties”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Gulfport Energy | $1.42 billion | 1.93 | $427.81 million | $25.00 | 6.22 |
| Freehold Royalties | $224.34 million | 8.54 | $65.69 million | $0.61 | 19.16 |
Gulfport Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Freehold Royalties. Gulfport Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freehold Royalties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Gulfport Energy and Freehold Royalties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Gulfport Energy | 32.28% | 21.87% | 13.08% |
| Freehold Royalties | 43.59% | 13.90% | 10.09% |
Summary
Gulfport Energy beats Freehold Royalties on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Gulfport Energy
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 187,000 net reservoir acres primarily located in Eastern Ohio; and SCOOP covering an area approximately 74,000 net reservoir acres primarily located in Garvin, Grady, and Stephens. As of December 31, 2021, it had 3.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent to proved reserves; and proved undeveloped reserves comprising 8 MMbbl oil and 22 MMBbl NGL, and 1,550 Bcf natural gas. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
About Freehold Royalties
Freehold Royalties Ltd. engages in the acquiring and managing royalty interests in the crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, and potash properties in Western Canada and the United States. Freehold Royalties Ltd. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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