Antero Resources (AR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. As of December 31, 2023, the company had approximately 515,000 net acres in the Appalachian Basin; and approximately 172,000 net acres in the Upper Devonian Shale. Its gathering and compression systems also comprise 631 miles of gas gathering pipelines in the Appalachian Basin. The company was formerly known as Antero Resources Appalachian Corporation and changed its name to Antero Resources Corporation in June 2013. Antero Resources Corporation was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $39.39 to $40.42
• 50-Day Range: $31.96 to $42.09
• 52-Week Range: $24.53 to $42.63
• Volume: 2.67 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.18 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.46 billion
• P/E Ratio: 125.36
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $43.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Antero Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Antero Resources scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 69th out of 259 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Antero Resources has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.74, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Antero Resources has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 28.83%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Antero Resources are expected to grow by 28.83% in the coming year, from $2.74 to $3.53 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Antero Resources is 125.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Antero Resources is 125.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 56.49.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Antero Resources has a P/B Ratio of 1.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.58% of the float of Antero Resources has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Antero Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Antero Resources has recently decreased by 7.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Antero Resources does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Antero Resources does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -6.91

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.58% of the float of Antero Resources has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Antero Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Antero Resources has recently decreased by 7.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.41

News Sentiment

Antero Resources has a news sentiment score of 1.41. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Antero Resources this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for AR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Antero Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Antero Resources insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $45,887,466.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.70% of the stock of Antero Resources is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.04% of the stock of Antero Resources is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AR shares performed this year?

Antero Resources' stock was trading at $35.05 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, AR shares have increased by 14.5% and is now trading at $40.1150.
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How were Antero Resources' earnings last quarter?

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.10. Antero Resources's quarterly revenue was up 20.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Antero Resources' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Antero Resources include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.48%), Wellington Management Group LLP (6.00%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.66%) and Invesco Ltd. (1.43%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael N Kennedy, Michael N Kennedy, W Patrick Ash, W Howard Keenan Jr, Yvette K Schultz, Sheri Pearce and Robert J Clark.
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How do I buy shares of Antero Resources?

Shares of AR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Antero Resources own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Antero Resources investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2025
• Today: 5/27/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Crude petroleum & natural gas
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AR
• CIK: 1433270
• Web: www.anteroresources.com
• Phone: (303) 357-7310
• Fax: 303-357-7315
• Employees: 590
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $43.33
• High Stock Price Target: $58.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.74
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 125.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.64
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $57.23 million
• Net Margins: 2.31%
• Pretax Margin: -0.57%
• Return on Equity: 0.74%
• Return on Assets: 0.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.21
• Current Ratio: 0.35
• Quick Ratio: 0.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.80
• Cash Flow: $2.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.69
• Book Value: $23.19 per share
• Price / Book: 1.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 310,527,000
• Free Float: 290,331,000
• Market Cap: $12.46 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.66