Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) CFO Sells $3,533,228.30 in Stock

Gulfport Energy Corporation (NYSE:GPOR) CFO Michael Hodges sold 16,769 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.70, for a total value of $3,533,228.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,473 shares in the company, valued at $3,892,261.10. The trade was a 47.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Gulfport Energy Price Performance

Gulfport Energy stock opened at $209.88 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $197.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $192.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.32 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. Gulfport Energy Corporation has a 52-week low of $153.27 and a 52-week high of $225.78.

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported $5.60 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.61 by ($0.01). Gulfport Energy had a return on equity of 21.85% and a net margin of 30.01%.The business had revenue of $398.19 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $373.24 million.

Institutional Trading of Gulfport Energy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in Gulfport Energy by 1,281.6% in the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 426,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,104,000 after buying an additional 395,197 shares during the last quarter. Goldentree Asset Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Gulfport Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $44,665,000. Ninepoint Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Gulfport Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,598,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Gulfport Energy by 50.3% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 527,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,692,000 after purchasing an additional 176,386 shares during the period. Finally, Whitebox Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Gulfport Energy by 148.6% during the 3rd quarter. Whitebox Advisors LLC now owns 274,627 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,702,000 after purchasing an additional 164,178 shares during the period.

Gulfport Energy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Gulfport Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UBS raised its price target to $267 and kept a “buy” rating, implying meaningful upside versus current levels — this can attract buyers and support momentum. UBS price target raise (Benzinga)
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and models are highlighting strong cash generation: a Seeking Alpha write‑up projects ~$510M of free cash flow in 2026 with plans to allocate much of it to buybacks — this supports shareholder returns and valuation upside. Projected 2026 free cash flow (Seeking Alpha)
• Positive Sentiment: Company expanded a discounted share repurchase (84,416 shares on March 3) — management buybacks can limit supply and signal confidence in the stock. Discounted buyback announced (TipRanks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 results: a one‑cent EPS miss ($5.60 vs. $5.61) but revenue beat and healthy margins/ROE — fundamentals remain solid but the print didn’t materially change the story. Q4 results summary (MarketBeat)
• Negative Sentiment: Major holder Silver Point executed large sales: ~759,740 shares on March 2 and another 84,416 on March 3 (total ~844k shares, ~$172M). Those disposals are a direct source of selling pressure and can weigh on near‑term price action. SEC ownership filing
• Negative Sentiment: Several insiders sold small-to-moderate stakes the same week (including Timothy Cutt and others) — executive selling increases float and can dent sentiment unless explained as routine diversification. Director Form 4 (SEC)

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on GPOR shares. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Gulfport Energy from $264.00 to $267.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Wolfe Research downgraded Gulfport Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Tudor Pickering cut shares of Gulfport Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Gulfport Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Gulfport Energy from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Gulfport Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $227.44.

Gulfport Energy Company Profile

Gulfport Energy Corporation is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The company focuses on the development of onshore natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and crude oil properties in the United States. Gulfport utilizes horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing techniques to maximize production and enhance recovery from its resource plays.

The company’s primary operations are concentrated in two major U.S. resource basins.