Q2 EPS Forecast for Antero Resources Increased by Analyst

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Antero Resources in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $0.55 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

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

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Williams Trading set a $48.00 price objective on shares of Antero Resources in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Antero Resources from $28.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Antero Resources from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Antero Resources from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on Antero Resources from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $42.44.

Antero Resources Stock Up 0.7 %

NYSE:AR opened at $34.52 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.49. The company has a current ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company has a market cap of $10.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 107.88 and a beta of 3.08. Antero Resources has a twelve month low of $24.53 and a twelve month high of $42.63.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 200,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.76, for a total transaction of $7,952,000.00. Following 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 6.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Antero Resources in the third quarter valued at about $210,000. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 40.6% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 756,128 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $21,209,000 after acquiring an additional 218,517 shares during the last quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Antero Resources by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 21,219 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $744,000 after acquiring an additional 1,280 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Antero Resources by 15.8% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,064 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $107,000 after acquiring an additional 418 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Everence Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Antero Resources in the 4th quarter valued at $365,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.04% 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.