Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for AR Earnings

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Antero Resources in a report issued on Monday, June 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.68. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources' current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources' FY2025 earnings at $2.79 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Williams Trading set a $48.00 target price on shares of Antero Resources in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Antero Resources from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. TD Cowen raised shares of Antero Resources from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $40.00 to $46.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Mizuho raised shares of Antero Resources from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their target price for the company from $47.00 to $49.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Antero Resources from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Antero Resources has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $43.22.

Antero Resources Stock Up 1.9%

AR stock traded up $0.83 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $43.86. The stock had a trading volume of 6,537,533 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,266,167. The business has a 50-day moving average of $37.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $37.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.39 and a quick ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market cap of $13.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.00 and a beta of 0.67. Antero Resources has a 52-week low of $24.53 and a 52-week high of $44.08.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Antero Resources news, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 38,013 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.32, for a total value of $1,532,684.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 364,992 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $14,716,477.44. The trade was a 9.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Yvette K. Schultz sold 25,200 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.86, for a total transaction of $1,004,472.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 306,819 shares in the company, valued at $12,229,805.34. This represents a 7.59% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,125,200 shares of company stock valued at $45,887,466. Corporate insiders own 6.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Antero Resources

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC purchased a new stake in Antero Resources in the fourth quarter worth approximately $447,000. Savant Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Antero Resources by 19.2% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 9,621 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $337,000 after buying an additional 1,549 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 1,423.0% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 8,544 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $304,000 after acquiring an additional 7,983 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 11.4% in the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 24,737 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $867,000 after acquiring an additional 2,522 shares during the period. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in Antero Resources by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 792,836 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock valued at $27,789,000 after acquiring an additional 5,319 shares during the last quarter. 83.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.