Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $0.71 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 24th. Zacks Research analyst A. Kanoria now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $0.71 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.68. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $0.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.52 EPS.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.04 by ($0.01). Antero Resources had a net margin of 1.50% and a return on equity of 0.18%. The business had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.06 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.48 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 20.3% on a year-over-year basis.

AR has been the topic of a number of other research reports. StockNews.com upgraded Antero Resources to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Antero Resources from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 21st. Truist Financial cut their target price on Antero Resources from $28.00 to $27.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 5th. Benchmark downgraded Antero Resources from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 22nd. Finally, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. raised Antero Resources from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $32.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $30.69.

Antero Resources Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of AR stock opened at $33.80 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 169.00 and a beta of 3.30. Antero Resources has a twelve month low of $19.91 and a twelve month high of $34.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $27.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.44.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of Antero Resources by 55.5% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 7,881,657 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $200,036,000 after purchasing an additional 2,814,127 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Antero Resources by 28.5% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,659,033 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $128,352,000 after purchasing an additional 1,253,510 shares in the last quarter. CUSHING ASSET MANAGEMENT LP dba NXG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT bought a new stake in shares of Antero Resources in the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,734,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of Antero Resources by 34.5% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,826,549 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $97,118,000 after purchasing an additional 982,384 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its position in shares of Antero Resources by 129.5% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,508,156 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $34,205,000 after purchasing an additional 850,940 shares in the last quarter. 83.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Sheri Pearce sold 28,009 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.29, for a total value of $736,356.61. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 106,698 shares in the company, valued at $2,805,090.42. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, insider Sheri Pearce sold 28,009 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.29, for a total value of $736,356.61. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 106,698 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,805,090.42. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 232,293 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.85, for a total value of $6,004,774.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 3,000,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $77,550,000. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 467,280 shares of company stock valued at $12,153,605 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 5.95% 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.