Antero Resources (AR) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, SU or AR?

Suncor Energy has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 3.38, indicating that its share price is 238% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	0.87	$4.39B	$3.45	11.14
Antero Resources	$4.12B	3.13	$57.23M	$0.32	129.56

Does the media favor SU or AR?

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Antero Resources and 18 mentions for Suncor Energy. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Antero Resources' score of 1.00 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	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Antero Resources	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SU or AR?

Suncor Energy received 273 more outperform votes than Antero Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.04% of users gave Suncor Energy an outperform vote while only 64.81% of users gave Antero Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Suncor Energy	Outperform Votes 1041 72.04%	Underperform Votes 404 27.96%
Antero Resources	Outperform Votes 768 64.81%	Underperform Votes 417 35.19%

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%

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

Do analysts recommend SU or AR?

Suncor Energy presently has a consensus price target of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.88%. Antero Resources has a consensus price target of $41.06, indicating a potential downside of 0.97%. Given Suncor Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Suncor Energy beats Antero Resources on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.