ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) Cut to “Sector Perform” at National Bankshares

National Bankshares cut shares of ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) from an outperform rating to a sector perform rating in a report released on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. They currently have C$26.00 price target on the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, down from their previous price target of C$27.00.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of ARC Resources from C$28.00 to C$27.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Scotiabank dropped their price target on shares of ARC Resources from C$30.00 to C$28.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. UBS Group lowered shares of ARC Resources from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Roth Mkm upgraded ARC Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce dropped their target price on ARC Resources from C$34.00 to C$31.50 in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$31.77.

ARC Resources Price Performance

ARX stock opened at C$22.83 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.05, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 1.14. ARC Resources has a 1 year low of C$21.14 and a 1 year high of C$31.56. The firm has a market cap of C$13.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 0.00. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of C$25.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$25.60.

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