Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) Cut to “Strong Sell” at Zacks Research

Zacks Research lowered shares of Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday morning,Zacks.com reports. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ FY2025 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.45 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on AR. Citigroup raised Antero Resources from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $37.00 to $39.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Antero Resources from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $50.00 to $47.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Antero Resources from $43.00 to $42.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $39.00 target price on shares of Antero Resources and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $44.13.

Antero Resources Stock Performance

Shares of AR stock opened at $32.17 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $32.44 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.44. Antero Resources has a 52 week low of $25.36 and a 52 week high of $44.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.94 billion, a PE ratio of 20.49 and a beta of 0.56.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.68 by ($0.33). The company had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. Antero Resources had a return on equity of 6.48% and a net margin of 10.13%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.21) EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Antero Resources will post 2.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Antero Resources

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Antero Resources by 44.3% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,440,328 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $179,567,000 after purchasing an additional 1,362,370 shares during the period. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Antero Resources during the 1st quarter valued at $48,314,000. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. lifted its stake in shares of Antero Resources by 210.3% during the 1st quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 1,274,532 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $51,542,000 after buying an additional 863,836 shares in the last quarter. Sourcerock Group LLC boosted its holdings in Antero Resources by 10.6% in the 2nd quarter. Sourcerock Group LLC now owns 8,156,134 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $328,529,000 after buying an additional 783,117 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in Antero Resources by 46.1% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,288,812 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $92,563,000 after buying an additional 721,767 shares in the last quarter. 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.