Q1 EPS Estimates for AR Lifted by Capital One Financial

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Antero Resources in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 17th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $0.79 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.73. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.74 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.98 EPS.

AR has been the topic of several other research reports. Raymond James increased their price target on Antero Resources from $44.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Williams Trading set a $48.00 target price on shares of Antero Resources in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Antero Resources from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $28.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Antero Resources from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $42.44.

Antero Resources Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of AR stock opened at $34.35 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $10.69 billion, a PE ratio of 107.33 and a beta of 3.08. Antero Resources has a 1 year low of $24.53 and a 1 year high of $42.63. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $37.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $34.43. 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%.

Institutional Trading of Antero Resources

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 3,266 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Antero Resources during the 3rd quarter valued at $210,000. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of Antero Resources by 40.6% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 756,128 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $21,209,000 after purchasing an additional 218,517 shares in 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 worth $744,000 after buying an additional 1,280 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position 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 valued at $107,000 after buying an additional 418 shares in the last quarter. 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 Antero Resources stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owns 1,800,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $71,568,000. This trade represents a 10.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate 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.