Zacks Research Predicts Lower Earnings for Antero Resources

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) – Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Antero Resources in a research note issued on Monday, June 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.68. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ FY2025 earnings at $2.79 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on AR. UBS Group lifted their target price on Antero Resources from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Antero Resources from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Antero Resources from $42.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Mizuho raised Antero Resources from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $47.00 to $49.00 in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Williams Trading set a $48.00 price target on Antero Resources in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Antero Resources has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $43.22.

Antero Resources Trading Up 0.9%

Antero Resources stock opened at $42.50 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Antero Resources has a 52 week low of $24.53 and a 52 week high of $42.79. The company has a market capitalization of $13.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.42 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $37.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.93.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.10. Antero Resources had a return on equity of 4.01% and a net margin of 5.96%. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.12 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 20.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Antero Resources

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its position in shares of Antero Resources by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 59,482 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $2,085,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in Antero Resources by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 14,060 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $493,000 after buying an additional 319 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors grew its holdings in Antero Resources by 5.0% in the 1st quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 7,105 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $287,000 after buying an additional 341 shares in the last quarter. Net Worth Advisory Group grew its holdings in Antero Resources by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Net Worth Advisory Group now owns 16,597 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $582,000 after buying an additional 354 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in Antero Resources by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 14,355 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $503,000 after buying an additional 370 shares in the last quarter. 83.04% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 1,061,987 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.82, for a total transaction of $43,350,309.34. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 38,013 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,551,690.66. The trade was a 96.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Yvette K. Schultz sold 25,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.86, for a total value of $1,004,472.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 306,819 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,229,805.34. The trade was a 7.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 1,125,200 shares of company stock worth $45,887,466 over the last three months. 6.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.