Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for AR Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research raised its Q3 2026 earnings estimate for Antero Resources to $0.94 per share from $0.92, while forecasting full-year 2026 earnings of $4.00 per share.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive, with the stock carrying a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $48.11.
• Antero Resources shares opened at $38.55, with institutional investors owning 83.04% of the company; BlackRock recently established a stake valued at approximately $967 million.

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a research note issued on Friday, October 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $0.94 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.92. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources' current full-year earnings is $4.27 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources' FY2026 earnings at $4.00 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.75 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on AR. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $52.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Raymond James Financial upped their target price on Antero Resources from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on Antero Resources from $60.00 to $56.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. Benchmark lifted their price target on Antero Resources from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Antero Resources from $49.00 to $45.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $48.11.

Antero Resources Trading Down 0.3%

NYSE AR opened at $38.55 on Monday. Antero Resources has a 12-month low of $29.10 and a 12-month high of $45.75. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $36.44. The company has a current ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a market cap of $11.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.08 and a beta of 0.54.

Institutional Trading of Antero Resources

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Antero Resources in the second quarter valued at about $966,982,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Antero Resources by 12.7% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 10,239,070 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $434,597,000 after acquiring an additional 1,153,422 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in Antero Resources by 177.4% in the 1st quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 3,611,248 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $153,261,000 after purchasing an additional 2,309,388 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Antero Resources by 12.2% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,478,218 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $147,616,000 after purchasing an additional 377,010 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diamond Hill Capital Management LLC Investment Advisor purchased a new position in Antero Resources in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $100,212,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.04% of the company's stock.

Antero Resources Company Profile

Antero Resources Corporation NYSE: AR is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of unconventional resources. The company's operations are focused primarily on the Appalachian Basin, where it produces natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and crude oil.

Antero's asset base is concentrated in the Marcellus and Utica shale formations in West Virginia and Ohio. Its products include pipeline-quality natural gas as well as NGLs such as ethane, propane, butane and natural gasoline.

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