Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) Forecasted to Earn Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.76 Per Share

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst D. Bhowal now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $0.76 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.62. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $0.66 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James boosted their price objective on Antero Resources from $28.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 24th. Truist Financial increased their price target on Antero Resources from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 16th. Mizuho increased their price objective on Antero Resources from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 15th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Antero Resources from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Antero Resources from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $29.18.

Antero Resources Price Performance

NYSE AR opened at $29.00 on Wednesday. Antero Resources has a fifty-two week low of $19.91 and a fifty-two week high of $30.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.33 and a quick ratio of 0.33. The firm has a market cap of $8.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.66 and a beta of 3.30. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $24.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.80.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 14th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.17 billion. Antero Resources had a return on equity of 2.10% and a net margin of 5.19%.

Institutional Trading of Antero Resources

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Antero Resources by 165.7% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 44,473 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $1,358,000 after buying an additional 27,738 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its position in Antero Resources by 3,532.9% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,543 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 2,473 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can bought a new position in shares of Antero Resources during the first quarter worth about $220,000. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can raised its position in shares of Antero Resources by 20.8% during the first quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can now owns 25,046 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $813,000 after acquiring an additional 4,311 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. bought a new position in shares of Antero Resources during the first quarter worth about $230,000. 83.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Antero Resources

In other news, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 206,978 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.15, for a total value of $5,412,474.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 3,793,022 shares in the company, valued at approximately $99,187,525.30. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other Antero Resources news, insider Sheri Pearce sold 28,009 shares of the company’s 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 directly owns 106,698 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,805,090.42. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 206,978 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.15, for a total value of $5,412,474.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 3,793,022 shares in the company, valued at $99,187,525.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 467,280 shares of company stock valued at $12,153,605 in the last 90 days. 5.95% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.