Capital One Financial Has Weak Forecast for AR Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has significantly lowered its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Antero Resources from $0.26 to $0.09, leading to a cautionary outlook on the company’s earnings.
• Moreover, several analysts have issued mixed ratings on Antero Resources, with Zacks Research reducing its rating to "strong sell", while Citigroup upgraded it to "buy".
• Currently, Antero Resources has an average analyst rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $44.13.

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Antero Resources in a report released on Monday, October 13th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $0.09 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.26. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources' current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Antero Resources' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.13 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Antero Resources from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $49.00 to $44.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Citigroup upgraded shares of Antero Resources from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $37.00 to $39.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. Barclays lowered their target price on Antero Resources from $43.00 to $42.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Antero Resources from $49.00 to $41.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $44.13.

Antero Resources Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of NYSE AR opened at $32.17 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a current ratio of 0.30. The business's 50 day moving average price is $32.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.44. Antero Resources has a fifty-two week low of $25.36 and a fifty-two week high of $44.01. The company has a market cap of $9.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.49 and a beta of 0.56.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.68 by ($0.33). The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.30 billion. Antero Resources had a return on equity of 6.48% and a net margin of 10.13%.Antero Resources's revenue for the quarter was up 32.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.21) earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Antero Resources by 44.3% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,440,328 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $179,567,000 after purchasing an additional 1,362,370 shares during the period. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC acquired a new position in Antero Resources in the first quarter valued at approximately $48,314,000. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. lifted its holdings in Antero Resources by 210.3% in the first quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 1,274,532 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $51,542,000 after acquiring an additional 863,836 shares during the last quarter. Sourcerock Group LLC increased its position in shares of Antero Resources by 10.6% during the 2nd quarter. Sourcerock Group LLC now owns 8,156,134 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $328,529,000 after purchasing an additional 783,117 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Antero Resources by 46.1% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,288,812 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $92,563,000 after buying an additional 721,767 shares during the period. 83.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Antero Resources Company Profile

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.

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