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$32.46 +0.54 (+1.68%)
Closing price 09/2/2025
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AR vs. GPOR, AM, CNX, CRK, CTRA, EQT, MGY, OVV, RRC, and WDS

Should you be buying Antero Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Antero Resources include Gulfport Energy (GPOR), Antero Midstream (AM), CNX Resources (CNX), Comstock Resources (CRK), Coterra Energy (CTRA), EQT (EQT), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Ovintiv (OVV), Range Resources (RRC), and Woodside Energy Group (WDS). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Antero Resources vs. Its Competitors

Gulfport Energy (NASDAQ:GPOR) and Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Gulfport Energy has a net margin of 21.33% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 10.13%. Gulfport Energy's return on equity of 13.16% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gulfport Energy21.33% 13.16% 8.67%
Antero Resources 10.13%6.48%3.65%

Gulfport Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Antero Resources. Gulfport 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gulfport Energy$1.79B1.74$1.47B$11.1315.83
Antero Resources$4.33B2.32$57.23M$1.5720.67

83.0% of Antero Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Gulfport Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Antero Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 18 more articles in the media than Gulfport Energy. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Antero Resources and 0 mentions for Gulfport Energy. Antero Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Gulfport Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Antero Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Gulfport Energy Neutral
Antero Resources Very Positive

Gulfport Energy currently has a consensus price target of $213.30, suggesting a potential upside of 21.06%. Antero Resources has a consensus price target of $43.65, suggesting a potential upside of 34.48%. Given Antero Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Antero Resources is more favorable than Gulfport Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gulfport Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Antero Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65

Gulfport Energy has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Antero Resources beats Gulfport Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AR vs. The Competition

MetricAntero ResourcesOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.03B$8.00B$7.76B$21.20B
Dividend YieldN/A4.75%10.75%3.48%
P/E Ratio20.677.9067.2329.02
Price / Sales2.329.99559.0250.23
Price / Cash13.135.1435.4118.29
Price / Book1.401.683.944.57
Net Income$57.23M$568.61M$4.28B$999.06M
7 Day Performance4.22%1.78%3.68%-0.01%
1 Month Performance-3.61%5.78%7.02%6.50%
1 Year Performance20.25%-8.33%13.95%11.34%

Antero Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AR
Antero Resources
4.9252 of 5 stars
$32.46
+1.7%
$43.65
+34.5%
+18.2%$9.86B$4.33B20.67590Positive News
GPOR
Gulfport Energy
1.471 of 5 stars
$174.10
-8.8%
$213.30
+22.5%
+20.0%$3.39B$1.79B15.64256
AM
Antero Midstream
3.7996 of 5 stars
$17.77
-0.4%
$18.50
+4.1%
+19.5%$8.50B$1.11B18.70590Positive News
CNX
CNX Resources
2.6737 of 5 stars
$29.20
-0.2%
$31.77
+8.8%
+5.5%$4.13B$1.27B49.48470News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Revision
CRK
Comstock Resources
2.9997 of 5 stars
$16.11
-1.5%
$18.25
+13.3%
+51.5%$4.72B$1.25B-67.10240News Coverage
Analyst Revision
CTRA
Coterra Energy
4.9808 of 5 stars
$24.44
+0.3%
$33.61
+37.5%
+0.5%$18.65B$6.62B11.69980Positive News
EQT
EQT
4.8378 of 5 stars
$51.90
-0.9%
$62.14
+19.7%
+54.9%$32.39B$5.27B28.051,461Analyst Revision
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
2.4705 of 5 stars
$24.96
+0.5%
$26.67
+6.9%
-2.6%$4.76B$1.32B13.07210Analyst Revision
OVV
Ovintiv
4.3252 of 5 stars
$42.17
+0.5%
$53.07
+25.9%
-1.6%$10.84B$9.21B18.661,623Positive News
Analyst Revision
RRC
Range Resources
4.809 of 5 stars
$34.24
-0.6%
$42.75
+24.9%
+14.6%$8.16B$2.42B17.21540Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
WDS
Woodside Energy Group
2.39 of 5 stars
$17.21
-2.5%
N/A-6.1%$32.68B$13.18B20.994,667Positive News

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