Q3 EPS Forecast for Antero Resources Lowered by Analyst

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Antero Resources in a research note issued on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $0.63 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.67. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.85 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Antero Resources from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. UBS Group raised their target price on Antero Resources from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Antero Resources from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $58.00 target price on shares of Antero Resources in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded Antero Resources from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $40.00 to $46.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $42.44.

Antero Resources Stock Up 0.1 %

AR stock opened at $34.35 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $37.33 and its 200 day moving average is $34.35. The firm has a market cap of $10.69 billion, a PE ratio of 107.33 and a beta of 3.08. Antero Resources has a one year low of $24.53 and a one year high of $42.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a current ratio of 0.35.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.14. Antero Resources had a net margin of 2.31% and a return on equity of 0.74%.

Institutional Trading of Antero Resources

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. purchased a new position in Antero Resources in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Spire Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Antero Resources in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Mascagni Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Antero Resources in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Capital A Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Antero Resources during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. purchased a new stake in shares of Antero Resources during the first quarter worth approximately $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.04% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 200,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.76, for a total transaction of $7,952,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,800,000 shares in the company, valued at $71,568,000. This trade represents a 10.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 6.70% of the company’s stock.

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.