Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Antero Resources

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, June 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $0.48 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.54. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.03 EPS.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.10. Antero Resources had a net margin of 5.96% and a return on equity of 4.01%. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.12 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.5% on a year-over-year basis.

AR has been the topic of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $58.00 target price on shares of Antero Resources in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Antero Resources from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $40.00 to $46.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $42.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $43.22.

Antero Resources Stock Up 0.9%

AR stock opened at $42.50 on Wednesday. Antero Resources has a fifty-two week low of $24.53 and a fifty-two week high of $42.79. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $37.29 and its 200 day moving average price is $36.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.42 and a beta of 0.67.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Antero Resources

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Savant Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Antero Resources by 19.2% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 9,621 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $337,000 after buying an additional 1,549 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of Antero Resources by 1,423.0% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 8,544 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $304,000 after buying an additional 7,983 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 11.4% in the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 24,737 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $867,000 after purchasing an additional 2,522 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 792,836 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $27,789,000 after purchasing an additional 5,319 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 9,258 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.04% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Antero Resources

In related news, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 38,013 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.32, for a total transaction of $1,532,684.16. Following the sale, the director now owns 364,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,716,477.44. The trade was a 9.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Yvette K. Schultz sold 25,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.86, for a total transaction of $1,004,472.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 306,819 shares in the company, valued at $12,229,805.34. The trade was a 7.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,125,200 shares of company stock valued at $45,887,466. 6.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.