Q4 EPS Estimates for Antero Resources Lifted by Roth Capital

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will earn $0.51 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.46. Roth Capital currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $32.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on AR. Zacks Research lowered shares of Antero Resources from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday. Mizuho cut their price objective on Antero Resources from $49.00 to $41.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Barclays cut their price objective on Antero Resources from $43.00 to $42.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $39.00 price objective on Antero Resources and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on Antero Resources from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Antero Resources has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $44.13.

Antero Resources Price Performance

NYSE AR opened at $30.78 on Friday. Antero Resources has a 52 week low of $25.36 and a 52 week high of $44.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.61 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a quick ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $32.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.37.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.68 by ($0.33). Antero Resources had a net margin of 10.13% and a return on equity of 6.48%. The business had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.21) EPS. Antero Resources’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Antero Resources by 44.3% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,440,328 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $179,567,000 after acquiring an additional 1,362,370 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Antero Resources during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $48,314,000. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. boosted its position in shares of Antero Resources by 210.3% during the 1st quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 1,274,532 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $51,542,000 after acquiring an additional 863,836 shares during the last quarter. Sourcerock Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Antero Resources by 10.6% during the 2nd quarter. Sourcerock Group LLC now owns 8,156,134 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $328,529,000 after acquiring an additional 783,117 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Antero Resources by 46.1% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,288,812 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $92,563,000 after acquiring an additional 721,767 shares during the last quarter. 83.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Antero Resources

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.