Antero Resources Co. Expected to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $0.71 Per Share (NYSE:AR)

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 24th. Zacks Research analyst A. Kanoria now expects that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $0.71 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.68. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $0.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.52 EPS.

AR has been the subject of several other research reports. Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. upgraded Antero Resources from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $32.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 17th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Antero Resources from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 21st. Morgan Stanley raised Antero Resources from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $26.00 to $36.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. Mizuho upped their price target on Antero Resources from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Antero Resources from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Antero Resources has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $30.69.

Antero Resources Trading Up 1.1 %

AR stock traded up $0.37 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $33.76. The company had a trading volume of 1,272,926 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,837,100. The company has a current ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Antero Resources has a 52 week low of $19.91 and a 52 week high of $33.79. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $27.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $25.38. The stock has a market cap of $10.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 166.90 and a beta of 3.30.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.04 by ($0.01). Antero Resources had a net margin of 1.50% and a return on equity of 0.18%. The company had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.06 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.48 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 20.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Antero Resources

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of AR. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in Antero Resources by 55.5% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 7,881,657 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $200,036,000 after acquiring an additional 2,814,127 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Antero Resources by 28.5% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,659,033 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $128,352,000 after buying an additional 1,253,510 shares in the last quarter. CUSHING ASSET MANAGEMENT LP dba NXG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT bought a new position in shares of Antero Resources during the 1st quarter worth $35,734,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in shares of Antero Resources by 34.5% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,826,549 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $97,118,000 after buying an additional 982,384 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in shares of Antero Resources by 129.5% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,508,156 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $34,205,000 after buying an additional 850,940 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.04% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Antero Resources

In related news, insider Sheri Pearce sold 28,009 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.29, for a total transaction of $736,356.61. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 106,698 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,805,090.42. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In other news, Director W Howard Keenan, Jr. sold 232,293 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.85, for a total transaction of $6,004,774.05. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 3,000,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $77,550,000. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Sheri Pearce sold 28,009 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider now directly owns 106,698 shares in the company, valued at $2,805,090.42. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 467,280 shares of company stock valued at $12,153,605. 5.95% of the stock is 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.