Q2 2025 EPS Estimates for Antero Resources Co. Lowered by Analyst (NYSE:AR)

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) – Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will earn $0.23 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.25. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $0.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.63 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 31st. The oil and natural gas company reported ($0.24) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.20) by ($0.04). Antero Resources had a net margin of 1.88% and a return on equity of 0.45%. The company had revenue of $978.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $980.20 million.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Antero Resources from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 11th. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Antero Resources from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and raised their price target for the company from $40.00 to $44.00 in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Antero Resources from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $37.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Antero Resources from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Antero Resources from $39.00 to $38.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Antero Resources currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $32.59.

Antero Resources Trading Down 0.9 %

NYSE AR opened at $29.99 on Friday. Antero Resources has a 12 month low of $20.10 and a 12 month high of $36.28. The company has a 50-day moving average of $27.28 and a 200-day moving average of $30.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.29 and a quick ratio of 0.29. The company has a market cap of $9.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 149.95 and a beta of 3.33.

Institutional Trading of Antero Resources

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mattson Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Antero Resources during the second quarter worth approximately $64,000. Capital Impact Advisors LLC bought a new position in Antero Resources during the second quarter worth $740,000. Creative Planning lifted its stake in Antero Resources by 6.8% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 21,056 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $687,000 after purchasing an additional 1,340 shares during the last quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Antero Resources during the second quarter worth $17,307,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in Antero Resources by 0.9% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 300,292 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $9,799,000 after purchasing an additional 2,695 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.04% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Antero Resources

In other news, insider Yvette K. Schultz sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.24, for a total transaction of $1,262,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 248,363 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,268,682.12. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 6.70% of the company’s stock.

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.