ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) Shares Down 3.8% After Analyst Downgrade

ARC Resources Ltd. (TSE:ARX) traded down 3.8% during mid-day trading on Friday after Natl Bk Canada downgraded the stock from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating. The stock traded as low as C$25.38 and last traded at C$25.40. 3,755,216 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 5% from the average session volume of 3,959,160 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$26.41.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Roth Mkm upgraded shares of ARC Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of ARC Resources from C$28.00 to C$27.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Capital One Financial upgraded ARC Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Scotiabank lowered their price objective on ARC Resources from C$30.00 to C$28.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, MKM Partners set a C$34.00 target price on ARC Resources and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, ARC Resources currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$31.77.

ARC Resources News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Higher operating cash and a larger cash balance improve liquidity and give ARC more flexibility for capital spending and dividends. Q3 2025 earnings summary
• Positive Sentiment: Significant insider purchases and large institutional buys signal management confidence and strong institutional interest, which can support the stock over time. Insider & institutional activity
• Neutral Sentiment: ARC published its year‑end 2025 results and reserves; the release provides updated production/reserve metrics investors will parse for long‑term value but did not on its own provide a clear catalyst. Year‑end 2025 results & reserves
• Neutral Sentiment: Quarterly headline EPS was C$0.46 with a healthy net margin and ROE; slide deck and press release give details for analysts and modelers. Press release / slide deck
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade from National Bankshares (outperform → sector perform) and a trimmed C$26 price target reduced near‑term support from at least one sell‑side shop, weighing on sentiment. Analyst downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Q3/2025 showed a steep revenue decline and an enormous year‑over‑year jump in cost of sales and total liabilities—this balance‑sheet and cost volatility raise execution and financing concerns. Earnings detail and liability increase
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price‑target dispersion (median targets below some current levels) and published notes lowering expectations add downward pressure on sentiment. Analyst expectations lowered

ARC Resources Stock Down 10.1%

The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$25.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$25.61. The firm has a market cap of C$13.14 billion, a PE ratio of 9.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 0.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.05.

ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The oil and gas exploration company reported C$0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. ARC Resources had a return on equity of 14.60% and a net margin of 20.95%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that ARC Resources Ltd. will post 2.7255139 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About ARC Resources

ARC Resources is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of conventional oil and natural gas in Western Canada. The company produces light, medium, and heavy crude, condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. Production averaged 163.6 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2020, and the company estimates that it holds approximately 879 million boe of proven and probable crude oil and natural gas reserves.