Anadarko Petroleum (NASDAQ:APC – Get Free Report) and Gulfport Energy (OTCMKTS:GPORQ – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
85.2% of Anadarko Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Gulfport Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Anadarko Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Gulfport Energy shares are owned by 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.
Risk and Volatility
Anadarko Petroleum has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulfport Energy has a beta of 5.5, suggesting that its stock price is 450% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Anadarko Petroleum | -4.20% | 10.49% | 2.68% |
| Gulfport Energy | -144.45% | -93.72% | -3.48% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Anadarko Petroleum and Gulfport Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Anadarko Petroleum | $5.58 billion | 0.04 | $615.00 million | $0.43 | 44.44 |
| Gulfport Energy | $866.54 million | 28.22 | -$1.63 billion | ($6.86) | -22.17 |
Anadarko Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Gulfport Energy. Gulfport Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anadarko Petroleum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Anadarko Petroleum and Gulfport Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Anadarko Petroleum | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.86 |
| Gulfport Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Anadarko Petroleum currently has a consensus price target of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 13.03%. Given Anadarko Petroleum’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Anadarko Petroleum is more favorable than Gulfport Energy.
Summary
Anadarko Petroleum beats Gulfport Energy on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Anadarko Petroleum
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation engages in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of oil and gas properties. It operates through three segments: Exploration and Production, WES Midstream, and Other Midstream. The company explores for and produces oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). It is also involved in gathering, processing, treating, and transporting oil, natural-gas, and NGLs production, as well as the gathering and disposal of produced water. The company's oil and natural gas properties are located in the United States onshore and deepwater Gulf of Mexico; and Algeria, Ghana, Mozambique, Colombia, Peru, and other countries. As of December 31, 2018, it had approximately 1.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent of proved reserves. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
About Gulfport Energy
Gulfport Energy Corporation engages in the exploration, development, acquisition, and production of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. Its principal properties include Utica Shale covering an area of approximately 205,000 net reservoir acres primarily located in Eastern Ohio; and SCOOP covering an area of approximately 76,000 net reservoir acres primarily located in Oklahoma. As of December 31, 2020, it had 2.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent of proved reserves; proved undeveloped reserves of 7 MMbbl of oil; and 923 Bcf of natural gas and 16 MMbbl of NGL. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On November 13, 2020, Gulfport Energy Corporation, along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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