Roth Capital Reduces Earnings Estimates for Antero Resources

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Antero Resources in a research note issued on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $0.63 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.67. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.85 EPS.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.14. Antero Resources had a net margin of 2.31% and a return on equity of 0.74%.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. TD Cowen upgraded Antero Resources from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $40.00 to $46.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Raymond James upped their price target on shares of Antero Resources from $44.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $58.00 price objective on shares of Antero Resources in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Antero Resources from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Antero Resources from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $42.44.

Antero Resources Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE AR opened at $34.35 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $10.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 107.33 and a beta of 3.08. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.35. Antero Resources has a 1 year low of $24.53 and a 1 year high of $42.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.35 and a quick ratio of 0.35.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Inscription Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Antero Resources during the first quarter worth about $283,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Antero Resources in the 1st quarter worth approximately $232,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in Antero Resources by 75.5% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 46,460 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $1,879,000 after acquiring an additional 19,993 shares during the period. North Star Investment Management Corp. purchased a new stake in shares of Antero Resources in the 1st quarter valued at $44,000. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of Antero Resources by 13.1% in the first quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 1,914,798 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $77,434,000 after acquiring an additional 221,790 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.04% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 200,000 shares of Antero Resources stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.76, for a total value of $7,952,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 1,800,000 shares in the company, valued at $71,568,000. This trade represents a 10.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 6.70% of the company’s stock.

About Antero Resources

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.