Q1 Earnings Forecast for AR Issued By Capital One Financial

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) – Capital One Financial increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Antero Resources in a research report issued on Thursday, April 17th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.73. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.74 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.98 EPS.

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

Several other research analysts also recently commented on AR. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Antero Resources in a report on Friday, January 17th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Antero Resources from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Antero Resources from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Antero Resources from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Antero Resources from $28.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $42.44.

Antero Resources Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:AR opened at $34.35 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market cap of $10.69 billion, a PE ratio of 107.33 and a beta of 3.08. The company’s fifty day moving average is $37.22 and its 200 day moving average is $34.39. Antero Resources has a 52 week low of $24.53 and a 52 week high of $42.63.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Antero Resources

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Lesa Sroufe & Co bought a new stake in Antero Resources during the 1st quarter valued at about $273,000. Inscription Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Antero Resources during the first quarter valued at approximately $283,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Antero Resources during the first quarter valued at approximately $232,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in Antero Resources by 75.5% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 46,460 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $1,879,000 after purchasing an additional 19,993 shares during the last quarter. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. bought a new stake in Antero Resources in the 1st quarter worth approximately $44,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.04% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Antero Resources news, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.76, for a total value of $7,952,000.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 1,800,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $71,568,000. The trade was a 10.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 6.70% of the company’s stock.

Antero Resources Company Profile

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.