FY2025 EPS Estimate for Antero Resources Boosted by Analyst

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Antero Resources in a research report issued on Monday, April 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $2.78 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.77. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.78 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on AR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Antero Resources from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Raymond James increased their price objective on Antero Resources from $44.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. UBS Group upped their target price on Antero Resources from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $58.00 target price on shares of Antero Resources in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Antero Resources to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Antero Resources presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $42.44.

Antero Resources Trading Up 1.6 %

NYSE:AR opened at $35.91 on Tuesday. Antero Resources has a 12 month low of $24.53 and a 12 month high of $42.63. The company’s 50 day moving average is $36.54 and its 200-day moving average is $34.66. The firm has a market cap of $11.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 112.22 and a beta of 3.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.14. Antero Resources had a return on equity of 0.74% and a net margin of 2.31%.

Institutional Trading of Antero Resources

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Antero Resources in the third quarter valued at $210,000. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in Antero Resources by 40.6% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 756,128 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $21,209,000 after purchasing an additional 218,517 shares during the period. Confluence Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Antero Resources by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 21,219 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $744,000 after purchasing an additional 1,280 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Antero Resources by 15.8% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,064 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 418 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Everence Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Antero Resources during the fourth quarter worth about $365,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.04% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Antero Resources

In related news, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.76, for a total value of $7,952,000.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 1,800,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $71,568,000. The trade was a 10.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 6.70% of the company’s stock.

Antero Resources Company Profile

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.