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Sep 8, 2026	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	10.04%	Zach ParhamJP Morgan 60%	194 240	Previous Overweight Current Underweight	Get Alert
Aug 5, 2026	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	21.38%	Peyton DorneUBS 61%	214 223	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 5, 2026	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	5.5%	Gabe DaoudTruist Securities 62%	186 190	Previous Hold Current Hold	Get Alert
Jul 10, 2026	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	7.77%	Gabe DaoudTruist Securities 62%	190 219	Previous Hold Current Hold	Get Alert
May 27, 2026	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	42.94%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	251 252	Previous Neutral Current Outperform	Get Alert
May 8, 2026	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	24.22%	Gabe DaoudTruist Securities 62%	219 230	Previous Hold Current Hold	Get Alert
May 6, 2026	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	42.37%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	248 251	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Apr 16, 2026	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	38.97%	Peyton DorneUBS 61%	245 260	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 6, 2026	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	36.13%	Stephen RichardsonEvercore ISI Group 70%	210 240	Previous In-Line Current In-Line	Get Alert
Mar 24, 2026	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	30.46%	Gabe DaoudTruist Securities 62%	230	Previous Initiates Current Hold	Get Alert
Mar 19, 2026	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	34.43%	Doug LeggateB of A Securities 66%	215 237	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 16, 2026	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	29.89%	Zach ParhamJP Morgan 60%	228 229	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Mar 5, 2026	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	51.45%	Peyton DorneUBS 61%	264 267	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 5, 2026	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	—	Carlos EscalanteWolfe Research	—	Previous Outperform Current Peer Perform	Get Alert
Dec 12, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	49.74%	Peyton DorneUBS 61%	227 264	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Dec 12, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	35.56%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	219 239	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Nov 10, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	19.12%	Stephen RichardsonEvercore ISI Group 70%	190 210	Previous In-Line Current In-Line	Get Alert
Nov 10, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	30.46%	Tim RezvanKeybanc 58%	205 230	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Oct 23, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	41.8%	John EdelmanJefferies 11%	250	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 14, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	13.44%	Nick PopeRoth Capital 78%	200	Previous Initiates Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 6, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	7.77%	Stephen RichardsonEvercore ISI Group 70%	190 193	Previous In-Line Current In-Line	Get Alert
Sep 15, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	12.88%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	199 227	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Sep 3, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	16.28%	Tim RezvanKeybanc 58%	205 215	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 25, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	—	Neal DingmannWilliam Blair 62%	—	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 20, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	28.76%	Peyton DorneUBS 61%	227 240	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 11, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	36.13%	Peyton DorneUBS 61%	240 255	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 11, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	33.86%	Peyton DorneJP Morgan 61%	208 236	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jun 26, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	44.64%	Peyton DorneUBS 61%	215 255	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 23, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	23.65%	Doug LeggateB of A Securities 66%	217 218	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 22, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	21.95%	Tim RezvanKeybanc 58%	205 215	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 13, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	28.19%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	220 226	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Apr 29, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	19.12%	Doug LeggateB of A Securities 66%	210 224	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 22, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	21.95%	Peyton DorneUBS 61%	215	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 13, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	19.68%	Zach ParhamJP Morgan 60%	211 216	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Mar 4, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	27.06%	Doug LeggateB of A Securities 66%	224 227	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 23, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	17.98%	Zach ParhamJP Morgan 60%	202 208	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jan 13, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	39.53%	Bertrand DonnesTruist Securities 64%	203 246	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 13, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	28.76%	Doug LeggateB of A Securities 66%	164 227	Previous Neutral Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 3, 2025	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	—	Doug LeggateWolfe Research 66%	—	Previous Peer Perform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Dec 16, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	24.79%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	174 220	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Nov 22, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	16.28%	Tim RezvanKeybanc 58%	165 205	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Nov 8, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	15.14%	Bertrand DonnesTruist Securities 64%	190 203	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 14, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-1.3%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	173 174	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 10, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-0.74%	Zach ParhamJP Morgan 60%	162 175	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Oct 4, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-3.57%	Stephen RichardsonEvercore ISI Group 70%	170 170	Previous Outperform Current In-Line	Get Alert
Sep 30, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	7.77%	Bertrand DonnesTruist Securities 64%	190 198	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 16, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-1.87%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	173 178	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Sep 12, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-8.11%	Zach ParhamJP Morgan 60%	162 178	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 12, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	12.31%	Bertrand DonnesTruist Securities 64%	194 198	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 5, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-9.25%	Tim RezvanKeybanc 58%	160	Previous Sector Weight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jul 22, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	10.04%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	194 201	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 18, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	—	Doug LeggateWolfe Research 66%	—	Previous Current Peer Perform	Get Alert
Jul 12, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	0.96%	Zach ParhamJP Morgan 60%	170 178	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jun 27, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	—	Tim RezvanKeybanc 58%	—	Previous Initiates Current Sector Weight	Get Alert
May 13, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	0.96%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	166 178	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Apr 15, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-5.28%	Zach ParhamJP Morgan 60%	156 167	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Apr 11, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-5.84%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	166 166	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Apr 5, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	14.01%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	201 203	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 5, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	—	Tim RezvanKeybanc 58%	—	Previous Overweight Current Sector Weight	Get Alert
Apr 1, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-5.84%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	148 166	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Apr 1, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	15.14%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	184 203	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 18, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-5.84%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	148 166	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Mar 4, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-9.25%	Tim RezvanKeybanc 58%	143 160	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 29, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	4.37%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	170 184	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 11, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-18.89%	Tim RezvanKeybanc 58%	143 147	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jan 5, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-14.35%	Doug LeggateB of A Securities 66%	151	Previous Buy Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 3, 2024	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-16.05%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	148	Previous Buy Current Neutral	Get Alert
Dec 5, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-16.62%	Tim RezvanKeybanc 58%	145 147	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Nov 7, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-15.48%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	135 149	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 3, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-9.25%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	156 160	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 12, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-23.43%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	133 135	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 18, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-24.56%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	133 134	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 11, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-14.92%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	134 150	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 30, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-23.43%	Stephen RichardsonEvercore ISI Group 70%	135	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 22, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-12.08%	Doug LeggateB of A Securities 66%	155	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 16, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-23.99%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	125 134	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 16, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-25.69%	Zach ParhamJP Morgan 60%	117 131	Previous Neutral Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 10, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-17.75%	Tim RezvanKeybanc 58%	145	Previous Sector Weight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jul 24, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-23.99%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	134 136	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 13, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-29.1%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	115 125	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 23, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-22.86%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	136 136	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 30, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-22.86%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	122 136	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 19, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-34.77%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	115	Previous Neutral Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 11, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-35.9%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	99 113	Previous Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 2, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-43.85%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	90 99	Previous Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 8, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-48.95%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	90 114	Previous Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 10, 2023	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-47.82%	Nitin KumarMizuho 54%	92	Previous Initiates Current Neutral	Get Alert
Sep 20, 2022	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	—	Tim RezvanKeybanc 58%	—	Previous Initiates Current Sector Weight	Get Alert
Jul 19, 2022	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-23.43%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	120 135	Previous Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 7, 2021	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-31.93%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	94 120	Previous Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 15, 2021	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-50.09%	Zach ParhamJP Morgan 60%	88	Previous Underweight Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 1, 2021	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-46.68%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	79 94	Previous Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 11, 2021	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-55.19%	Neal DingmannTruist Securities 62%	79	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 21, 2020	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-99.86%	Stephen ByrdMorgan Stanley 60%	0.25 0.75	Previous Current Underweight	Get Alert
Aug 10, 2020	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-99.86%	Kashy HarrisonPiper Sandler 48%	0.25 0.5	Previous Current Underweight	Get Alert
May 11, 2020	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-97.73%	Jason WanglerImperial Capital 72%	2 4	Previous Current Outperform	Get Alert
Mar 31, 2020	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-99.77%	Jane TrotsenkoStifel 34%	0.4 2.5	Previous Buy Current Sell	Get Alert
Mar 10, 2020	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-98.87%	Nitin KumarWells Fargo 54%	2 3	Previous Current Underweight	Get Alert
Mar 2, 2020	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-98.87%	Jason WanglerImperial Capital 72%	2 5	Previous Current Outperform	Get Alert
Feb 11, 2020	GPORGulfport Energy	$176.30	-98.87%	Kashy HarrisonPiper Sandler 48%	2 5	Previous Overweight Current Neutral	Get Alert

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What Are Analyst Stock Ratings?

Analyst ratings measure the expected performance of a stock during a given time period. Analysts and brokerage firms often use ratings when they issue stock recommendations to stock traders.

Analysts arrive at stock ratings after they research companies’ public financial statements, communicate with executives and customers and interact with companies in other ways.

Most analysts issue ratings 4 times a year, usually at 3-month intervals.

How to Use Analyst Ratings

As an investor or trader, you want to be able to use analyst ratings effectively. Here are steps you can take to understand how to synthesize all the information analysts report about a particular company and how to apply it to your own trades.

Step 1: Check Ratings History

In the short term, look to see whether analysts suggest an initiation, upgrade or downgrade for a particular stock. Understand how the rating changed compared to the previous rating and whether a price target gets announced or changed.

Sometimes the rating stays the same and only the price target changes, which could cause the stock to move in either direction, depending on the significance of the change between the 2 price targets.

Step 2: Check for Other News

In the short term, check to see how the stock reacts to positive or negative news. This will be an indication of the company’s outlook because analyst ratings usually come out after the company announces news (it’ll typically be earnings news).

Step 3: Look at the Sector for News

Check to see if other stocks in the sector also received similar ratings. This could indicate micro news, which refers to when the whole sector or specific company trades in a specific way due to news outside of one company.

Step 4: Look at the Note

If available, look over the analyst note itself. The beginning of the note has the main information of the rating and price target. Investors should also take a look at the summary of the note, which you can find in the first couple pages and give you a concrete overview of the company. This can help you get an understanding of how analysts arrived at their thesis on the stock.

An example of an analyst note. Source: Needham

Step 5: Make a Decision

After reviewing the analyst ratings (and whether the analyst proposes a change or initiation) and find the reason for that note. Make a decision based on the analyst thesis on the company. This should give you guidance on how to make your thesis. Analyst ratings are a good indication of what professionals believe the company or sector will do, helping you get a better understanding of the companies you’re interested in.

Analyst Rating Accuracy

Analyst ratings are not set in stone and nobody knows indefinitely what a stock will do. Therefore, analyst ratings should be taken as an educated guess made by professionals who carefully study the specific company and sector in question. It's not a surprise that the accuracy of each rating can vary by each individual analyst and specific ratings on companies.

In other words, there’s no hard number or percentage on how accurate analyst ratings are because they are like educated guesses on what they think the stock will do based on their research, within that particular sector. In addition, each firm has so many analysts and so many different companies to review that you can compare ratings to glean what you believe is the truth.

Where Analyst Ratings Come From

Analyst ratings come from stock analysts. Analysts “go deep” on companies within a particular industry or sector. Some analysts employ a top-down approach (they start with an industry or sector and look for excellent companies within that industry or sector) and other stock analysts choose a bottom-up approach, which means they start with the company first and connect the dots within that company’s sector or industry. Analysts evaluate:

Financial statements
Economic fundamentals
Suppliers, customers and competitors
Management quality
Business model
Revenue
Expenses
Assets
Liabilities

While these evaluations are done using facts and figures that any investor can access, they come down to a conclusion the analyst must draw. While this isn’t an unqualified opinion, analysts will disagree because their interpretations of the data could vary.

Types of Stock Ratings

Stock ratings can range from simple “buy” and “sell” ratings to “equal weight” and “outperform” ratings. Here’s a quick overview of how analysts rate stocks.

Buy Rating

A “buy” rating indicates that an analyst is optimistic about a stock’s short-term or mid-term growth and recommends that traders purchase the stock. An analyst may even go so far as to indicate that a stock is a “strong buy.” At the same time, you may choose to swing trade the asset for a profit and come back later to start the process all over again.

Sell Rating

A “sell” rating means that an analyst believes the stock will trend downward in a particular time frame. Analysts might even refer to a security as a “strong sell.” Remember, though, you may want to swing trade and come back to this asset in the future even though you just chose to sell, just as you would under a “buy” rating.

Hold

A “hold” rating suggests that investors should not buy more of or sell the specified stock because they believe the stock should perform in a way that’s consistent with the market or will perform similarly to comparable companies within that particular sector. This is akin to the value investing approach that Warren Buffett uses, looking to gain long-term value from a single stock rather than flipping it because of a bad week. As many have said, it’s not a loss until you sell.

Underperform

An “underperform” rating means an analyst indicates that a stock is expected to perform below the market or sector average. And yes, while the underperform rating may not bode well for an asset in the next few weeks, it may not stay that way. Continue to carefully monitor your portfolio to ensure that an underperforming asset hasn’t turned itself around. As companies are faced with the Herculean task of pleasing shareholders, they will push to fix their underperforming stocks, meaning that a stock you wrote off could rise again.

Outperform

An “outperform” rating means that an analyst expects a stock to outperform the market or sector average. While the stock may look to outperform the market or a sector’s average, that doesn’t mean it will continue to soar forever. You must look at an outperform rating as what that asset will do in recent times, but it may not maintain that trajectory.

Equal-Weight

An equal weight rating means that an analyst believes that an individual stock's performance will tie to the average of all the stocks that an analyst covers in that particular sector. This type of rating helps investors get a true comparison of stocks to each other within a particular sector or industry. At the same time, equal-weight ratings could change at any time.

Price Target

A price target is an analyst’s projection of a stock’s future price. A price target is generally set up in a general trade or area where the asset might land. This means that the analyst could get close without hitting the figure on the head. Even so, the analyst wants to get close and better predict the movement of the marketplace and the asset.

Understanding Stock Ratings

Stock ratings are assessments of the investment potential of a particular stock. They are typically created by financial analysts who evaluate a company's financial performance, competitive positioning, and market outlook to provide guidance on the stock's expected future performance.

Ratings typically range from "buy" to "sell," with variations in between, such as "hold," "accumulate," or "neutral." A "buy" rating suggests that the stock is likely to perform well in the future, and investors should consider purchasing it. Conversely, a "sell" rating indicates that the stock is expected to underperform, and investors should consider selling it.

It's important to note that ratings are not guarantees of performance and should not be relied upon solely when making investment decisions. Ratings are just one factor to consider when evaluating a stock's potential, and investors should also conduct their own research and analysis to make informed decisions.

Another thing to keep in mind is that different analysts may have different opinions on a stock, so it's a good idea to consider multiple ratings before making an investment decision.

In addition to analyst ratings, investors can also consider other factors when evaluating a stock, such as its financial statements, management team, industry trends, and overall market conditions. By combining all of these factors, investors can make informed decisions about which stocks to buy or sell.

In summary, stock ratings are an important tool for investors to consider when evaluating a stock's potential, but they should not be the only factor used in investment decision-making. It's important to conduct your own research, consider multiple ratings, and take into account other factors before making an investment decision.

Should You Use Analyst Ratings to Inform Your Own Trades?

You can definitely use analyst ratings to inform your own trades and inform your own thesis but it’s a good idea to do your own research. However, analyst ratings are just one step in what should be a much larger investment strategy. Don’t fall in love with just one analyst. Compare notes. Look into how these ratings match with activity on the market and current events. Plus, remember that an analyst rating could easily be incorrect. No one is perfect, but these ratings are a good place to start.

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