COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
COP vs GPOR
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. COP scored 56.5, GPOR scored 64.5 — GPOR leads.
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COP
ConocoPhillips
56.5
$134.87 · $162.0B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
8.0
GPOR leads
GPOR
Gulfport Energy Corporation
64.5
$173.45 · $3.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestGPOR6.6x
- Fastest growthGPOR+35.2%
- Strongest balance sheetCOP0.36
- Highest qualityCOP86 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueGPOR-41%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
COP
stronger →← stronger
GPOR
86
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
77
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
42
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
70
COP and GPOR split the three pillars evenly.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
COP
GPOR
$11.8bA-
FCF
$250mC
+9.2%B
Rev
+35.2%A
0.36B+
D/E
0.50B
17.8xB
P/E
6.6xA
1.03B+
PEG
0.36A
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
COP
GPOR
13% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
41% below
~1%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~-1%/yr
-1%
1-yr DCF upside
+38%
-11%
5-yr DCF upside
+68%
-23%
10-yr DCF upside
+124%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
COP
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Raising its dividend
- Cyclical growth
GPOR
Why this score
- Cyclical growth
The companies
COPConocoPhillips
Why now
Oil & Gas E&P · market cap $162.0b. Trading near 52-week high of $135.88 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. 24 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $144.29 (implying +7% upside).
Moat
Net margin 16% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 14% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 127% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Trading within 1% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction. Hedge-book exposure — many commodity producers hedge forward production; if the hedge book is concentrated at prices well below spot, the upside the market expects is already locked away.
GPORGulfport Energy Corporation
Why now
Oil & Gas E&P · market cap $3.1b. Down 23% from 52-week high of $225.78 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +35% — in hypergrowth territory. PEG 0.36 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 12 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $227.08 (implying +31% upside).
Moat
Net margin 32% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 27% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
Jurisdictional + permitting risk — mining and extraction operations concentrate exposure to political stability, royalty regimes, and environmental review timelines that can stall production for years.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where COP and GPOR diverge
On the headline score the gap is 8.0 points in favor of GPOR. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- ValueCOP 42.0 · GPOR 70.0GPOR +28.0
- QualityCOP 85.8 · GPOR 76.6COP +9.2
- GrowthCOP 50.0 · GPOR 50.0level
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.