Q2 EPS Estimate for Antero Resources Lowered by Analyst

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a report issued on Monday, June 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $0.48 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.54. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources' current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.03 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Antero Resources in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Bank of America lifted their target price on Antero Resources from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Antero Resources from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Antero Resources from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $40.00 to $46.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Mizuho upgraded shares of Antero Resources from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $47.00 to $49.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Antero Resources has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $43.22.

Antero Resources Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AR opened at $42.50 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $36.93. The company has a market cap of $13.20 billion, a PE ratio of 49.42 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.39. Antero Resources has a fifty-two week low of $24.53 and a fifty-two week high of $42.79.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.28 billion. Antero Resources had a return on equity of 4.01% and a net margin of 5.96%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 20.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.12 EPS.

Insider Activity

In other Antero Resources news, insider Yvette K. Schultz sold 25,200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.86, for a total value of $1,004,472.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 306,819 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,229,805.34. This trade represents a 7.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 1,061,987 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.82, for a total transaction of $43,350,309.34. Following the sale, the director now owns 38,013 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,551,690.66. The trade was a 96.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 1,125,200 shares of company stock worth $45,887,466 over the last three months. Insiders own 6.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Antero Resources

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in shares of Antero Resources during the 1st quarter worth about $8,757,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Antero Resources during the first quarter valued at about $6,880,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Antero Resources by 10.1% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,054 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $164,000 after acquiring an additional 371 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Antero Resources by 396.2% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 116,387 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $4,707,000 after acquiring an additional 92,930 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth increased its position in shares of Antero Resources by 18.9% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 19,921 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $806,000 after acquiring an additional 3,169 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.04% of the company's stock.

About Antero Resources

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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