Zacks Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for AR

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a report issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will earn $0.76 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.63. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources' current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources' FY2025 earnings at $2.77 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.75 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.63 EPS.

AR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Antero Resources from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Raymond James upped their price target on shares of Antero Resources from $44.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $28.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. StockNews.com raised shares of Antero Resources to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $42.44.

Antero Resources Stock Up 1.6 %

NYSE AR traded up $0.58 on Friday, reaching $35.91. The company had a trading volume of 4,722,530 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,133,919. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.17 billion, a PE ratio of 112.22 and a beta of 3.08. Antero Resources has a 1 year low of $24.53 and a 1 year high of $42.63. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $36.54 and a 200-day moving average of $34.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.35 and a quick ratio of 0.35.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.14. Antero Resources had a return on equity of 0.74% and a net margin of 2.31%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Antero Resources by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 29,574,973 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $1,036,603,000 after purchasing an additional 214,060 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of Antero Resources by 12.6% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 19,661,491 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $689,135,000 after buying an additional 2,201,429 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Antero Resources by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,829,263 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $414,628,000 after buying an additional 1,274,760 shares in the last quarter. Sourcerock Group LLC raised its position in shares of Antero Resources by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Sourcerock Group LLC now owns 6,355,724 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $222,768,000 after buying an additional 231,068 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Antero Resources during the 4th quarter worth about $140,020,000. 83.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Antero Resources news, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 200,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.76, for a total transaction of $7,952,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,800,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $71,568,000. The trade was a 10.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 6.70% of the company's stock.

About Antero Resources

Antero Resources Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the development, production, exploration, and acquisition of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and oil properties in the United States. It operates in three segments: Exploration and Development; Marketing; and Equity Method Investment in Antero Midstream.