Roth Capital Research Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for AR

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will earn $0.63 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.67. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.85 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on AR. Barclays increased their price objective on Antero Resources from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Antero Resources from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Antero Resources from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $58.00 price objective on shares of Antero Resources in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Raymond James increased their target price on shares of Antero Resources from $44.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $42.44.

Antero Resources Price Performance

Shares of AR stock opened at $34.35 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 107.33 and a beta of 3.08. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $37.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $34.39. Antero Resources has a one year low of $24.53 and a one year high of $42.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.35 and a quick ratio of 0.35.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.76, for a total transaction of $7,952,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 1,800,000 shares in the company, valued at $71,568,000. This represents a 10.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 6.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Antero Resources

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AR. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 21.5% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 18,432 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $532,000 after buying an additional 3,266 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Antero Resources during the 3rd quarter worth about $210,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in Antero Resources by 40.6% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC grew its stake 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 during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 15.8% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,064 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $107,000 after purchasing an additional 418 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.04% of the company’s stock.

About Antero Resources

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.