Michael Hodges Sells 16,769 Shares of Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) Stock

Gulfport Energy Corporation (NYSE:GPOR) CFO Michael Hodges sold 16,769 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.70, for a total transaction of $3,533,228.30. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,473 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,892,261.10. The trade was a 47.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Gulfport Energy Stock Down 0.6%

GPOR opened at $209.55 on Thursday. Gulfport Energy Corporation has a twelve month low of $153.27 and a twelve month high of $225.78. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $197.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $192.55. The company has a market cap of $3.89 billion, a PE ratio of 10.31 and a beta of 0.61.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GPOR has been the topic of a number of research reports. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Gulfport Energy from $205.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Gulfport Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Zacks Research raised shares of Gulfport Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Gulfport Energy from $219.00 to $239.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on Gulfport Energy from $227.00 to $264.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $227.11.

Institutional Trading of Gulfport Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GPOR. Polymer Capital Management US LLC lifted its holdings in Gulfport Energy by 3.8% in the third quarter. Polymer Capital Management US LLC now owns 2,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $397,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in shares of Gulfport Energy by 113.3% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Gulfport Energy by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $615,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp grew its holdings in shares of Gulfport Energy by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp now owns 23,535 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,895,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the period. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Gulfport Energy by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 17,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,588,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the last quarter.

Gulfport Energy News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Company announced a discounted buyback for 84,416 shares on March 3, 2026, signaling management/board willingness to support the share price and offset some selling pressure. Gulfport Energy Expands Share Repurchase With Discounted Buyback
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent Q4 results (Feb. 24) showed a tiny EPS miss ($5.60 vs. $5.61) but revenue beat and healthy margins/ROE — fundamentals are solid but not materially changing near-term sentiment. MarketBeat GPOR profile and recent results
• Negative Sentiment: Major holder Silver Point Capital sold a large block: 759,740 shares on March 2 (~$155.2M) and an additional 84,416 shares on March 3 (~$17.24M), totaling ~844k shares (~$172M). These disposals materially reduced Silver Point’s stake and are a direct source of selling pressure. SEC ownership filing
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple company insiders sold stock the same week: CFO Michael Hodges (16,769 shares), SVP Michael Sluiter (9,933 shares), and Director Timothy Cutt (5,000 shares). Executive-level selling adds to near-term supply and can weigh on sentiment. Relevant SEC Form 4 filings: CFO CFO Form 4, SVP SVP Form 4, Director Director Form 4

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.