Antero Resources (AR) Competitors

Suncor Energy (NYSE:SU) and Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SU or AR?

Suncor Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Antero Resources. Suncor Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Suncor Energy	$54.91B	0.79	$4.39B	$3.47	10.13
Antero Resources	$4.45B	2.73	$57.23M	$0.86	45.51

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SU or AR?

Suncor Energy received 270 more outperform votes than Antero Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.03% of users gave Suncor Energy an outperform vote while only 64.90% of users gave Antero Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Suncor Energy	Outperform Votes 1043 72.03%	Underperform Votes 405 27.97%
Antero Resources	Outperform Votes 773 64.90%	Underperform Votes 418 35.10%

Which has more volatility and risk, SU or AR?

Suncor Energy has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SU or AR?

Suncor Energy currently has a consensus price target of $59.75, indicating a potential upside of 69.91%. Antero Resources has a consensus price target of $42.72, indicating a potential upside of 9.16%. Given Suncor Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Suncor Energy is more favorable than Antero Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suncor Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Antero Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

Is SU or AR more profitable?

Suncor Energy has a net margin of 11.80% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 2.31%. Suncor Energy's return on equity of 15.37% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suncor Energy	11.80%	15.37%	7.62%
Antero Resources	2.31%	0.74%	0.40%

Does the media favor SU or AR?

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 16 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Antero Resources and 14 mentions for Suncor Energy. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Antero Resources' score of 0.99 indicating that Suncor Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Suncor Energy	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Antero Resources	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SU or AR?

67.4% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Antero Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Antero Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Suncor Energy beats Antero Resources on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.