Antero Resources (AR) Competitors

Suncor Energy (NYSE:SU) and Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SU or AR?

Suncor Energy received 273 more outperform votes than Antero Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.08% of users gave Suncor Energy an outperform vote while only 64.87% of users gave Antero Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Suncor Energy	Outperform Votes 1043 72.08%	Underperform Votes 404 27.92%
Antero Resources	Outperform Votes 770 64.87%	Underperform Votes 417 35.13%

Do analysts rate SU or AR?

Suncor Energy presently has a consensus price target of $59.20, indicating a potential upside of 76.72%. Antero Resources has a consensus price target of $42.44, indicating a potential upside of 28.08%. Given Suncor Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Suncor Energy is more favorable than Antero Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suncor Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Antero Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Does the media prefer SU or AR?

In the previous week, Suncor Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Antero Resources. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Suncor Energy and 19 mentions for Antero Resources. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Antero Resources' score of 1.01 indicating that Suncor Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Suncor Energy	18 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Antero Resources	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, SU or AR?

Suncor Energy has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 3.08, indicating that its stock price is 208% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SU or AR?

67.4% of Suncor Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Antero Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Suncor Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Antero Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SU or AR more profitable?

Suncor Energy has a net margin of 11.80% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 2.31%. Suncor Energy's return on equity of 15.37% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suncor Energy	11.80%	15.37%	7.62%
Antero Resources	2.31%	0.74%	0.40%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SU or AR?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Suncor Energy	$54.88B	0.76	$4.39B	$3.45	9.71
Antero Resources	$4.12B	2.50	$57.23M	$0.32	103.56

Summary

Suncor Energy beats Antero Resources on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.