Head to Head Survey: Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) & Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU)

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) and Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Gulfport Energy and Centrus Energy”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	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.

Volatility & Risk

Gulfport Energy has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Gulfport Energy and Centrus Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gulfport Energy	1	8	6	1	2.44
Centrus Energy	0	9	8	1	2.56

Gulfport Energy presently has a consensus price target of $210.20, indicating a potential upside of 26.52%. Centrus Energy has a consensus price target of $211.93, indicating a potential upside of 107.00%. Given Centrus Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Centrus Energy is more favorable than Gulfport Energy.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Gulfport Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Centrus Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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%

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.