Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Buys 1,922,977 Shares of Antero Resources Corporation $AR

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) by 31.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,970,390 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,922,977 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 2.58% of Antero Resources worth $267,485,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in AR. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Antero Resources by 1.2% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 29,797,653 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $1,200,249,000 after purchasing an additional 350,018 shares during the last quarter. Sourcerock Group LLC increased 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 purchasing an additional 783,117 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Antero Resources by 18.4% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,258,305 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $211,805,000 after purchasing an additional 817,977 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in Antero Resources by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,382,707 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $95,975,000 after purchasing an additional 93,895 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ninepoint Partners LP boosted its stake in shares of Antero Resources by 60.7% during the third quarter. Ninepoint Partners LP now owns 2,250,000 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $75,510,000 after purchasing an additional 850,000 shares in the last quarter. 83.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Mizuho set a $47.00 price objective on Antero Resources in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Tudor Pickering upgraded shares of Antero Resources from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Roth Mkm reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $36.00 target price on shares of Antero Resources in a report on Monday, December 8th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Antero Resources from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Antero Resources from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Four equities research 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Antero Resources has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $45.87.

Antero Resources Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:AR opened at $38.88 on Friday. Antero Resources Corporation has a 52 week low of $29.10 and a 52 week high of $44.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.55. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $34.34 and its 200-day moving average is $33.67. The firm has a market cap of $12.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.25 and a beta of 0.52.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.33 billion. Antero Resources had a net margin of 12.02% and a return on equity of 6.71%. Antero Resources’s quarterly revenue was up 20.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.48 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Antero Resources Corporation will post 2.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Antero Resources

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.

About Antero Resources

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.