Antero Resources (AR) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to E or AR?

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 4 more articles in the media than ENI. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Antero Resources and 10 mentions for ENI. Antero Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat ENI's score of 0.80 indicating that Antero Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ENI	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Antero Resources	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is E or AR more profitable?

ENI has a net margin of 2.76% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 2.31%. ENI's return on equity of 11.03% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ENI	2.76%	11.03%	4.16%
Antero Resources	2.31%	0.74%	0.40%

Do analysts recommend E or AR?

ENI presently has a consensus price target of $31.60, indicating a potential upside of 8.77%. Antero Resources has a consensus price target of $39.44, indicating a potential upside of 3.30%. Given ENI's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ENI is more favorable than Antero Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ENI	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Antero Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of E or AR?

1.2% of ENI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Antero Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of ENI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Antero Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, E or AR?

ENI has higher revenue and earnings than Antero Resources. ENI 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
ENI	$102.67B	0.48	$5.16B	$1.67	17.40
Antero Resources	$4.33B	2.75	$57.23M	$0.32	119.30

Which has more volatility and risk, E or AR?

ENI has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 3.33, meaning that its stock price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in E or AR?

Antero Resources received 355 more outperform votes than ENI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.89% of users gave Antero Resources an outperform vote while only 53.93% of users gave ENI an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ENI	Outperform Votes 412 53.93%	Underperform Votes 352 46.07%
Antero Resources	Outperform Votes 767 64.89%	Underperform Votes 415 35.11%

Summary

Antero Resources beats ENI on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.