Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for AR Earnings

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a note issued to investors on Friday, October 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the oil and natural gas company will earn $0.94 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.92. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $4.27 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ FY2026 earnings at $4.00 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.75 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on AR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Antero Resources from $49.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Benchmark boosted their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Scotiabank began coverage on shares of Antero Resources in a research note on Wednesday, October 14th. They issued a “sector outperform” rating and a $46.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $58.00 to $54.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised their target price on shares of Antero Resources from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 1st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $48.11.

Antero Resources Stock Up 0.6%

AR opened at $38.87 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $37.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.42. Antero Resources has a twelve month low of $29.10 and a twelve month high of $45.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 0.40. The firm has a market cap of $11.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.17 and a beta of 0.54.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Antero Resources

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Antero Resources in the 2nd quarter valued at $966,982,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Antero Resources by 12.7% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 10,239,070 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $434,597,000 after purchasing an additional 1,153,422 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in shares of Antero Resources by 177.4% during the 1st quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 3,611,248 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $153,261,000 after purchasing an additional 2,309,388 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Antero Resources by 12.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,478,218 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $147,616,000 after purchasing an additional 377,010 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diamond Hill Capital Management LLC Investment Advisor bought a new position in shares of Antero Resources in the second quarter valued at approximately $100,212,000. Institutional investors own 83.04% of the company’s stock.

About Antero Resources

Antero Resources Corporation is an independent energy company engaged in the development, production, exploration and acquisition of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and oil. The company’s operations are focused primarily on the Appalachian Basin in the United States.

Antero Resources holds extensive interests in the Marcellus and Utica shale formations, with drilling and production activities concentrated in West Virginia and Ohio. Its product portfolio includes natural gas, ethane, propane, butane, natural gasoline and oil or condensate, which are marketed to domestic and international energy customers.

Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Antero Resources became a publicly traded company in 2013.