Q2 EPS Forecast for Antero Resources Increased by Analyst

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a report released on Monday, April 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $0.78 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.77. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.68 EPS.

AR has been the topic of several other research reports. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Antero Resources from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Antero Resources from $28.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $58.00 target price on shares of Antero Resources in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $42.44.

Antero Resources Stock Performance

AR stock opened at $34.64 on Wednesday. Antero Resources has a 1-year low of $24.53 and a 1-year high of $42.63. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $36.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $34.72. The firm has a market cap of $10.77 billion, a PE ratio of 108.25 and a beta of 3.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.10. Antero Resources had a net margin of 2.31% and a return on equity of 0.74%. The company had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.12 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 200,000 shares of Antero Resources stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.76, for a total transaction of $7,952,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 1,800,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $71,568,000. This trade represents a 10.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 6.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Antero Resources

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in Antero Resources by 83.7% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 26,467 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $928,000 after purchasing an additional 12,062 shares during the last quarter. Slate Path Capital LP bought a new position in shares of Antero Resources in the fourth quarter valued at about $35,471,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Antero Resources during the 4th quarter worth about $556,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 1,423.0% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 8,544 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $304,000 after buying an additional 7,983 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its holdings in Antero Resources by 7.3% in the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 178,183 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $6,246,000 after acquiring an additional 12,156 shares during the period. 83.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.