Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) Upgraded at Benchmark

Benchmark upgraded shares of Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report released on Thursday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have $44.00 price objective on the oil and natural gas company’s stock.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on AR. Mizuho set a $47.00 target price on shares of Antero Resources in a report on Friday, December 12th. Zacks Research raised Antero Resources from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Tudor Pickering raised shares of Antero Resources from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Barclays cut their target price on Antero Resources from $46.00 to $41.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $36.00 target price on shares of Antero Resources in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $45.87.

Antero Resources Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:AR opened at $38.88 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $12.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.25 and a beta of 0.52. Antero Resources has a 52 week low of $29.10 and a 52 week high of $44.01. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $34.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.70.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.13. Antero Resources had a return on equity of 6.71% and a net margin of 12.02%.The business had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.33 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.48 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 20.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Antero Resources will post 2.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Antero Resources

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AR. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in Antero Resources by 16,498.3% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 9,627 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $389,000 after buying an additional 9,569 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its stake in Antero Resources by 7.9% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 590,555 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $23,882,000 after acquiring an additional 43,312 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in Antero Resources by 18.9% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 19,921 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $806,000 after acquiring an additional 3,169 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Antero Resources by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 43,990 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $1,772,000 after purchasing an additional 2,174 shares during the period. Finally, Huntington National Bank increased its stake in shares of Antero Resources by 91.3% during the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 656 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 313 shares during the period. 83.04% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Antero Resources News

Here are the key news stories impacting Antero Resources this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UBS raised its price target on AR to $48 and maintained a Buy rating, implying meaningful upside vs. the current price; this supports investor confidence in the shares. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Siebert Williams Shank reiterated a Buy on Antero and a $48 target (cited in coverage listing AR among affordable energy picks), reinforcing bullish analyst momentum. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Benchmark upgraded AR from Hold to Buy with a $44 target, adding another upward catalyst from the sell-side. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysis questions whether recent portfolio repositioning meaningfully strengthens the balance sheet; the piece highlights strategic moves but stops short of a clear positive/negative verdict, leaving impact ambiguous. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Unusually large options activity: traders bought ~58,929 put contracts (a ~284% increase vs. average), signaling elevated hedging or bearish positioning that can pressure the stock. No direct article link available for this trading data.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks cut near-term earnings expectations — including a negative estimate for Q1 — which increases near-term earnings risk and could weigh on sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks also lowered Q3 EPS estimates for Antero in a separate note, adding further analyst-driven downside risk to the stock. Read More.

Antero Resources Company Profile

Antero Resources Corporation is an independent exploration and production company focused on the development of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and oil properties in the Appalachian Basin of the United States. The company’s operations target the Marcellus and Utica shales, where it applies advanced drilling and completion techniques to optimize recovery from its large acreage position. Antero’s portfolio encompasses significant reserves of ethane, propane and other NGLs, alongside dry gas volumes that are positioned to serve both domestic and export markets.

Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Antero Resources holds approximately 1.8 million net acres of leasehold interests across parts of West Virginia and Ohio.