Desjardins Lowers ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) Price Target to C$27.00

ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) had its target price dropped by analysts at Desjardins from C$31.00 to C$27.00 in a research report issued on Monday,BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the oil and gas exploration company’s stock. Desjardins’ price target would indicate a potential upside of 14.84% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on ARX. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of ARC Resources from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and decreased their target price for the company from C$31.00 to C$28.00 in a research report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on ARC Resources from C$28.00 to C$27.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. CIBC World Markets lowered ARC Resources from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from C$27.50 to C$25.50 in a research report on Monday. Capital One Financial raised shares of ARC Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Finally, UBS Group lowered ARC Resources from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$29.21.

ARC Resources Price Performance

Shares of TSE:ARX opened at C$23.51 on Monday. ARC Resources has a twelve month low of C$21.14 and a twelve month high of C$31.56. The company’s 50 day moving average is C$25.09 and its 200 day moving average is C$25.54. 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 company has a market cap of C$13.41 billion, a PE ratio of 10.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 0.00.

ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The oil and gas exploration company reported C$0.46 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of C$1.58 billion during the quarter. ARC Resources had a net margin of 20.95% and a return on equity of 14.60%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast 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: 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.