ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) Cut to Hold at Natl Bk Canada

Natl Bk Canada cut shares of ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a report published on Friday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on ARX. Roth Mkm raised ARC Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th. UBS Group lowered ARC Resources from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Cibc Captl Mkts lowered shares of ARC Resources from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce dropped their price objective on shares of ARC Resources from C$34.00 to C$31.50 in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, MKM Partners set a C$34.00 target price on ARC Resources and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$31.77.

ARC Resources Stock Down 10.1%

Shares of TSE ARX opened at C$22.83 on Friday. ARC Resources has a 52-week low of C$21.14 and a 52-week high of C$31.56. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.05. The stock has a market capitalization of C$13.14 billion, a PE ratio of 9.71, a P/E/G ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 0.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average of C$25.18 and a 200-day moving average of C$25.60.

ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The oil and gas exploration company reported C$0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. ARC Resources had a net margin of 20.95% and a return on equity of 14.60%. On average, analysts anticipate that ARC Resources will post 2.7255139 EPS for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting ARC Resources

Here are the key news stories impacting ARC Resources this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Higher operating cash and a larger cash balance improve liquidity and give ARC more flexibility for capital spending and dividends. Q3 2025 earnings summary
• Positive Sentiment: Significant insider purchases and large institutional buys signal management confidence and strong institutional interest, which can support the stock over time. Insider & institutional activity
• Neutral Sentiment: ARC published its year‑end 2025 results and reserves; the release provides updated production/reserve metrics investors will parse for long‑term value but did not on its own provide a clear catalyst. Year‑end 2025 results & reserves
• Neutral Sentiment: Quarterly headline EPS was C$0.46 with a healthy net margin and ROE; slide deck and press release give details for analysts and modelers. Press release / slide deck
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade from National Bankshares (outperform → sector perform) and a trimmed C$26 price target reduced near‑term support from at least one sell‑side shop, weighing on sentiment. Analyst downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Q3/2025 showed a steep revenue decline and an enormous year‑over‑year jump in cost of sales and total liabilities—this balance‑sheet and cost volatility raise execution and financing concerns. Earnings detail and liability increase
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price‑target dispersion (median targets below some current levels) and published notes lowering expectations add downward pressure on sentiment. Analyst expectations lowered

About ARC Resources

ARC Resources is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of conventional oil and natural gas in Western Canada. The company produces light, medium, and heavy crude, condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. Production averaged 163.6 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2020, and the company estimates that it holds approximately 879 million boe of proven and probable crude oil and natural gas reserves.