ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) Rating Lowered to Market Perform at Raymond James Financial

ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) was downgraded by Raymond James Financial from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday,BayStreet.CA reports. They presently have a C$28.00 price target on the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, down from their prior price target of C$31.00. Raymond James Financial’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 19.10% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on ARX. Capital One Financial raised shares of ARC Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Cibc Captl Mkts downgraded shares of ARC Resources from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group lowered shares of ARC Resources from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. MKM Partners set a C$34.00 target price on shares of ARC Resources and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of ARC Resources from C$28.00 to C$27.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$29.21.

ARC Resources Price Performance

Shares of ARC Resources stock opened at C$23.51 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is C$25.09 and its 200 day moving average price is C$25.54. ARC Resources has a twelve month low of C$21.14 and a twelve month high of C$31.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.05. The stock has a market capitalization of C$13.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.74, a PEG ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 0.00.

ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The oil and gas exploration company reported C$0.46 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$1.58 billion during the quarter. ARC Resources had a return on equity of 14.60% and a net margin of 20.95%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that ARC Resources will post 2.7255139 earnings per share for the current year.

More ARC Resources News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Several major firms kept constructive ratings (still “Outperform”/”Buy”) despite lowering targets — BMO and RBC retained Outperform while Desjardins kept a Buy rating, leaving meaningful upside in their models which can support investor demand. Analyst Rating Changes
• Neutral Sentiment: ARC launched a C$950 million offering of senior unsecured notes (split across maturities). This raises liquidity and funds (or refinances debt) without equity dilution, but increases leverage — impact depends on use of proceeds and market reception. ARC Resources to Issue C$950 Million in Senior Unsecured Notes
• Neutral Sentiment: Media roundup of Canadian analyst updates summarizes multiple target cuts and rating changes across the coverage universe — useful context but not a single market-moving call. Canadian Analyst Updates: February 9th, 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Several analysts downgraded ARC or lowered targets: CIBC cut ARX from Outperform to Neutral (C$25.50 PT); Raymond James cut to Market Perform (C$28.00 PT). Those calls reduce buy-side pressure and can weigh on near-term sentiment. Analyst Rating Changes
• Negative Sentiment: Additional coverage cuts to “Hold”/”Sector Perform” from National Bank and related outlets add to negative headlines and may amplify selling by funds that follow those signals. ARC Resources Cut to Sector Perform at National Bankshares ARC Resources Cut to Hold at Natl Bk Canada ARC Resources Cut to Hold at Cibc Captl Mkts

ARC Resources Company Profile

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.