What is Zacks Research's Estimate for AR FY2025 Earnings?

Key Points

• Zacks Research has lowered its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for Antero Resources from $2.29 to $2.19, while the consensus estimate remains at $2.74 per share.
• Mizuho has reduced its price target for Antero Resources from $49.00 to $41.00, while other analysts have varied ratings, resulting in an average target price of $43.75.
• Antero Resources reported a missed earnings per share of $0.35 for Q2 2025, falling short of analysts' expectations of $0.68, despite a revenue of $1.30 billion which met projections.

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, September 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will earn $2.19 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $2.29. 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 $0.64 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.65 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.97 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on AR. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Antero Resources from $49.00 to $41.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, September 15th. Scotiabank restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Antero Resources in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Citigroup upgraded Antero Resources from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $37.00 to $39.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. UBS Group reduced their price target on Antero Resources from $43.00 to $42.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Antero Resources from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Antero Resources has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $43.75.

Antero Resources Price Performance

AR stock opened at $34.11 on Monday. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $32.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $36.00. The firm has a market cap of $10.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.72 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a current ratio of 0.30. Antero Resources has a 1 year low of $25.36 and a 1 year high of $44.01.

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 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.68 by ($0.33). The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.30 billion. Antero Resources had a return on equity of 6.48% and a net margin of 10.13%.The business's revenue was up 32.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.21) EPS.

Institutional Trading of Antero Resources

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp grew its stake in shares of Antero Resources by 9.3% in the second quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 337,664 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $13,601,000 after buying an additional 28,863 shares in the last quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Antero Resources by 114.2% in the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 938 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the period. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in Antero Resources in the second quarter valued at approximately $536,000. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in shares of Antero Resources by 38.2% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 44,176 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $1,779,000 after purchasing an additional 12,220 shares during the period. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Antero Resources by 48.0% during the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 19,237 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $775,000 after purchasing an additional 6,235 shares in the last quarter. 83.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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