Antero Resources (AR) Competitors

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AR vs. AM, CNX, CRK, EQT, and GPOR

Should you buy Antero Resources stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Antero Resources with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Antero Resources include Antero Midstream (AM), CNX Resources (CNX), Comstock Resources (CRK), EQT (EQT), and Gulfport Energy (GPOR). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

How does Antero Resources compare to Antero Midstream?

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) and Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation.

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Antero Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Antero Resources and 15 mentions for Antero Midstream. Antero Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Antero Midstream's score of 0.31 indicating that Antero Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Antero Resources	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Antero Midstream	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

83.0% of Antero Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Antero Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Antero Midstream shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Antero Resources presently has a consensus price target of $49.63, suggesting a potential upside of 33.86%. Antero Midstream has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.97%. Given Antero Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Antero Resources is more favorable than Antero Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Antero Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05
Antero Midstream	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Antero Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Antero Midstream. Antero Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Midstream, 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
Antero Resources	$5.28B	2.18	$634.42M	$3.08	12.04
Antero Midstream	$1.19B	8.72	$413.16M	$0.86	25.38

Antero Midstream has a net margin of 33.90% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 16.39%. Antero Midstream's return on equity of 20.38% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Antero Resources	16.39%	7.80%	4.45%
Antero Midstream	33.90%	20.38%	6.92%

Antero Resources has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Antero Midstream has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

How does Antero Resources compare to CNX Resources?

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

CNX Resources has a net margin of 40.06% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 16.39%. CNX Resources' return on equity of 10.65% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Antero Resources	16.39%	7.80%	4.45%
CNX Resources	40.06%	10.65%	5.06%

Antero Resources has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CNX Resources has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

83.0% of Antero Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of CNX Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Antero Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of CNX Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Antero Resources currently has a consensus price target of $49.63, suggesting a potential upside of 33.86%. CNX Resources has a consensus price target of $35.67, suggesting a potential upside of 0.23%. Given Antero Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Antero Resources is more favorable than CNX Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Antero Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05
CNX Resources	4 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.77

Antero Resources has higher revenue and earnings than CNX Resources. CNX Resources 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
Antero Resources	$5.28B	2.18	$634.42M	$3.08	12.04
CNX Resources	$2.24B	2.25	$633.16M	$7.20	4.94

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 16 more articles in the media than CNX Resources. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Antero Resources and 2 mentions for CNX Resources. Antero Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat CNX Resources' score of 0.38 indicating that Antero Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Antero Resources	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CNX Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Antero Resources beats CNX Resources on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Antero Resources compare to Comstock Resources?

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

Comstock Resources has a net margin of 27.18% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 16.39%. Antero Resources' return on equity of 7.80% beat Comstock Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Antero Resources	16.39%	7.80%	4.45%
Comstock Resources	27.18%	5.54%	2.21%

Antero Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Comstock Resources. Comstock Resources 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
Antero Resources	$5.28B	2.18	$634.42M	$3.08	12.04
Comstock Resources	$2.22B	1.87	$395.61M	$2.19	6.46

Antero Resources presently has a consensus target price of $49.63, indicating a potential upside of 33.86%. Comstock Resources has a consensus target price of $19.89, indicating a potential upside of 40.61%. Given Comstock Resources' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Comstock Resources is more favorable than Antero Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Antero Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05
Comstock Resources	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

83.0% of Antero Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of Comstock Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Antero Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Comstock Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 14 more articles in the media than Comstock Resources. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Antero Resources and 4 mentions for Comstock Resources. Antero Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Comstock Resources' score of 0.53 indicating that Antero Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Antero Resources	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comstock Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Antero Resources has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Comstock Resources has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Antero Resources beats Comstock Resources on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Antero Resources compare to EQT?

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

EQT has higher revenue and earnings than Antero Resources. EQT 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
Antero Resources	$5.28B	2.18	$634.42M	$3.08	12.04
EQT	$8.64B	4.18	$2.04B	$5.27	10.96

Antero Resources has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, EQT has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

83.0% of Antero Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of EQT shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Antero Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of EQT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 1 more articles in the media than EQT. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Antero Resources and 17 mentions for EQT. Antero Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat EQT's score of 0.73 indicating that Antero Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Antero Resources	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EQT	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Antero Resources currently has a consensus target price of $49.63, suggesting a potential upside of 33.86%. EQT has a consensus target price of $68.83, suggesting a potential upside of 19.16%. Given Antero Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Antero Resources is more favorable than EQT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Antero Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05
EQT	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

EQT has a net margin of 31.94% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 16.39%. EQT's return on equity of 9.74% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Antero Resources	16.39%	7.80%	4.45%
EQT	31.94%	9.74%	6.40%

Summary

EQT beats Antero Resources on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Antero Resources compare to Gulfport Energy?

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

Gulfport Energy currently has a consensus price target of $230.11, suggesting a potential upside of 28.69%. Antero Resources has a consensus price target of $49.63, suggesting a potential upside of 33.86%. Given Antero Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Antero Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05

Antero Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Gulfport Energy. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gulfport Energy	$1.42B	2.26	$427.81M	$29.27	6.11
Antero Resources	$5.28B	2.18	$634.42M	$3.08	12.04

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 17 more articles in the media than Gulfport Energy. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Antero Resources and 1 mentions for Gulfport Energy. Antero Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Gulfport Energy's score of 0.70 indicating that Antero Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gulfport Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Antero Resources	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

83.0% of Antero Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Gulfport Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Antero Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Gulfport Energy has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

Gulfport Energy has a net margin of 35.72% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 16.39%. Gulfport Energy's return on equity of 23.51% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulfport Energy	35.72%	23.51%	14.19%
Antero Resources	16.39%	7.80%	4.45%

Summary

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

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Metric	Antero Resources	OIL Industry	Energy Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$11.49B	$8.62B	$10.61B	$23.04B
Dividend Yield	N/A	4.07%	10.18%	4.13%
P/E Ratio	12.04	12.54	21.26	30.13
Price / Sales	2.18	6.59	1,045.31	91.39
Price / Cash	9.74	7.11	38.00	24.44
Price / Book	1.40	2.19	4.60	4.70
Net Income	$634.42M	$585.47M	$4.25B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	0.03%	1.12%	0.66%	0.11%
1 Month Performance	-0.41%	3.52%	4.68%	0.20%
1 Year Performance	-5.28%	35.30%	56.49%	28.02%

Antero Resources Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AR Antero Resources	4.7588 of 5 stars	$37.07 -2.4%	$49.63 +33.9%	-4.5%	$11.49B	$5.28B	12.04	590	Analyst Revision
AM Antero Midstream	3.6695 of 5 stars	$21.32 +1.9%	$24.00 +12.6%	+17.3%	$9.94B	$1.19B	24.79	590	Trending News Analyst Revision
CNX CNX Resources	2.1458 of 5 stars	$36.10 +1.0%	$35.67 -1.2%	+13.2%	$5.05B	$2.24B	5.01	470
CRK Comstock Resources	3.5049 of 5 stars	$15.10 +7.1%	$20.38 +35.0%	-39.7%	$4.14B	$2.22B	6.89	240
EQT EQT	4.383 of 5 stars	$56.48 +0.9%	$69.08 +22.3%	+3.2%	$35.00B	$8.64B	10.72	1,523	Analyst Downgrade

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Antero Resources (AR) Competitors

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Antero Resources (AR) Competitors

AR vs. AM, CNX, CRK, EQT, and GPOR

How does Antero Resources compare to Antero Midstream?

Does the media refer more to AR or AM?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AR or AM?

Do analysts rate AR or AM?

Which has better earnings and valuation, AR or AM?

Is AR or AM more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, AR or AM?

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How does Antero Resources compare to CNX Resources?

Is AR or CNX more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, AR or CNX?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AR or CNX?

Do analysts rate AR or CNX?

Which has better earnings & valuation, AR or CNX?

Does the media prefer AR or CNX?

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How does Antero Resources compare to Comstock Resources?

Is AR or CRK more profitable?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AR or CRK?

Do analysts recommend AR or CRK?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AR or CRK?

Does the media prefer AR or CRK?

Which has more volatility and risk, AR or CRK?

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How does Antero Resources compare to EQT?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AR or EQT?

Which has more volatility & risk, AR or EQT?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AR or EQT?

Does the media prefer AR or EQT?

Do analysts recommend AR or EQT?

Is AR or EQT more profitable?

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How does Antero Resources compare to Gulfport Energy?

Do analysts rate GPOR or AR?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GPOR or AR?

Does the media refer more to GPOR or AR?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GPOR or AR?

Which has more volatility and risk, GPOR or AR?

Is GPOR or AR more profitable?

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