Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR – Get Free Report) and Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Gulfport Energy and Centrus Energy’s 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% |
| Centrus Energy | 10.23% | 7.06% | 2.01% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Gulfport Energy and Centrus Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Gulfport Energy | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2.44 |
| Centrus Energy | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2.59 |
Gulfport Energy currently has a consensus target price of $210.20, suggesting a potential upside of 26.52%. Centrus Energy has a consensus target price of $211.93, suggesting a potential upside of 107.00%. Given Centrus Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Centrus Energy is more favorable than Gulfport Energy.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Gulfport Energy and Centrus Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Gulfport Energy | $1.42 billion | 2.06 | $427.81 million | $25.00 | 6.65 |
| Centrus Energy | $448.70 million | 4.55 | $77.80 million | $2.20 | 46.54 |
Gulfport Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Centrus Energy. Gulfport Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Gulfport Energy has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Gulfport Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Centrus Energy beats Gulfport Energy on 8 of the 14 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 Centrus Energy
Centrus Energy Corp. supplies nuclear fuel components and services for the nuclear power industry in the United States, Belgium, Japan, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) and Technical Solutions. The LEU segment sells separative work units (SWU) components of LEU; natural uranium hexafluoride, uranium concentrates, and uranium conversion; and enriched uranium products to utilities that operate nuclear power plants. The Technical Solutions segment offers technical, manufacturing, engineering, and operations services to public and private sector customers. The company was formerly known as USEC Inc. and changed its name to Centrus Energy Corp. in September 2014. Centrus Energy Corp. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
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