Financial Analysis: Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) and Topaz Resources (OTCMKTS:TOPZ)

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) and Topaz Resources (OTCMKTS:TOPZ) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Gulfport Energy and Topaz Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gulfport Energy	0	7	6	1	2.57
Topaz Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00

Gulfport Energy currently has a consensus target price of $230.88, suggesting a potential upside of 23.56%. Given Gulfport Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Gulfport Energy is more favorable than Topaz Resources.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gulfport Energy	$958.13 million	3.77	-$261.39 million	($1.90)	-98.35
Topaz Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Topaz Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gulfport Energy.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulfport Energy	1.68%	20.95%	12.47%
Topaz Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Gulfport Energy has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Topaz Resources has a beta of -1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 203% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gulfport Energy beats Topaz Resources on 9 of the 9 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 Topaz Resources

Topaz Resources, Inc. operates as an independent oil and gas company. It focuses on production, acquisition, and developmental drilling opportunities within proven producing areas of north, central, and west Texas. The company was formerly known as Kids Germ Defense Corp. and changed its name to Topaz Resources, Inc. in April 2010. Topaz Resources, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Denton, Texas.