Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) and Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) Head-To-Head Comparison

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) and Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

42.4% of Alto Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Gulfport Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Alto Ingredients shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Gulfport Energy has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alto Ingredients has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Gulfport Energy and Alto Ingredients”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gulfport Energy	$1.42 billion	2.07	$427.81 million	$25.00	6.65
Alto Ingredients	$943.33 million	0.30	$13.34 million	$0.67	5.45

Gulfport Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Alto Ingredients. Alto Ingredients is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulfport Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Gulfport Energy and Alto Ingredients’ 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%
Alto Ingredients	5.51%	18.54%	11.61%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Gulfport Energy and Alto Ingredients, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gulfport Energy	1	8	6	1	2.44
Alto Ingredients	0	2	1	1	2.75

Gulfport Energy currently has a consensus target price of $210.20, indicating a potential upside of 26.42%. Alto Ingredients has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 173.97%. Given Alto Ingredients’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alto Ingredients is more favorable than Gulfport Energy.

Summary

Gulfport Energy beats Alto Ingredients on 10 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 Alto Ingredients

Alto Ingredients, Inc. produces, distributes, and markets specialty alcohols, renewable fuel, and essential ingredients in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Marketing and Distribution, Pekin Campus Production, and Western Production. It offers specialty alcohols used in mouthwash, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, hand sanitizers, disinfectants, and cleaners for health, home, and beauty markets; grain neutral spirits used in alcoholic beverages and vinegar, as well as corn germ used in corn oils in the food and beverage markets; alcohols and other products for paint applications and fertilizers in the industrial and agriculture markets; and essential ingredients include dried yeast, corn protein meal, corn protein feed, distiller's grains, and liquid feed for commercial animal feed and pet food applications, as well as yeast for human consumption. The company also provides fuel-grade ethanol used as transportation fuel and distillers corn oil used as a biodiesel feedstock, as well as fuel-grade ethanol produced by third parties. In addition, it offers transportation, storage, and delivery services through third-party service providers. The company sells ethanol to integrated oil companies and gasoline marketers; essential ingredient feed products to dairies and feedlots; and corn oil to poultry, renewable diesel, and biodiesel customers. It operates alcohol production facilities. The company was formerly known as Pacific Ethanol, Inc. and changed its name to Alto Ingredients, Inc. in January 2021. Alto Ingredients, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Pekin, Illinois.