ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) Downgraded by Natl Bk Canada to “Hold”

Natl Bk Canada downgraded shares of ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Friday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on ARX. Scotiabank reduced their price target on ARC Resources from C$30.00 to C$28.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of ARC Resources from C$28.00 to C$27.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. National Bankshares downgraded shares of ARC Resources from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from C$27.00 to C$26.00 in a research report on Friday. Capital One Financial upgraded ARC Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Cibc Captl Mkts downgraded ARC Resources from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ARC Resources currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$31.77.

ARC Resources Stock Down 10.1%

ARC Resources stock opened at C$22.83 on Friday. ARC Resources has a fifty-two week low of C$21.14 and a fifty-two week high of C$31.56. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is C$25.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$25.61. The firm has a market capitalization of C$13.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.71, a PEG ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 0.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.05, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.42.

ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The oil and gas exploration company reported C$0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. ARC Resources had a return on equity of 14.60% and a net margin of 20.95%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that ARC Resources will post 2.7255139 EPS for the current year.

More ARC Resources News

Here are the key news stories impacting ARC Resources this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Higher operating cash and a larger cash balance improve liquidity and give ARC more flexibility for capital spending and dividends. Q3 2025 earnings summary
• Positive Sentiment: Significant insider purchases and large institutional buys signal management confidence and strong institutional interest, which can support the stock over time. Insider & institutional activity
• Neutral Sentiment: ARC published its year‑end 2025 results and reserves; the release provides updated production/reserve metrics investors will parse for long‑term value but did not on its own provide a clear catalyst. Year‑end 2025 results & reserves
• Neutral Sentiment: Quarterly headline EPS was C$0.46 with a healthy net margin and ROE; slide deck and press release give details for analysts and modelers. Press release / slide deck
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade from National Bankshares (outperform → sector perform) and a trimmed C$26 price target reduced near‑term support from at least one sell‑side shop, weighing on sentiment. Analyst downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Q3/2025 showed a steep revenue decline and an enormous year‑over‑year jump in cost of sales and total liabilities—this balance‑sheet and cost volatility raise execution and financing concerns. Earnings detail and liability increase
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price‑target dispersion (median targets below some current levels) and published notes lowering expectations add downward pressure on sentiment. Analyst expectations lowered

About ARC Resources

ARC Resources is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of conventional oil and natural gas in Western Canada. The company produces light, medium, and heavy crude, condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. Production averaged 163.6 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2020, and the company estimates that it holds approximately 879 million boe of proven and probable crude oil and natural gas reserves.