Q3 EPS Forecast for Antero Resources Lifted by Analyst

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) – Zacks Research increased their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Antero Resources in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $0.98 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.88. Zacks Research has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $4.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q1 2027 earnings at $1.01 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on AR. UBS Group raised their price objective on Antero Resources from $54.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. TD Cowen upgraded Antero Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Antero Resources from $39.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $57.00 price objective on shares of Antero Resources in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Antero Resources from $49.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $49.63.

Antero Resources Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AR opened at $37.06 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 0.40. The company has a market cap of $11.48 billion, a PE ratio of 12.03, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.36. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $36.02. Antero Resources has a fifty-two week low of $29.10 and a fifty-two week high of $45.75.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.13. Antero Resources had a return on equity of 7.80% and a net margin of 16.39%.The company had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.33 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.48 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Activity at Antero Resources

In related news, insider Yvette K. Schultz sold 39,490 shares of Antero Resources stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.27, for a total transaction of $1,550,772.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 277,665 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,903,904.55. This trade represents a 12.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Benjamin A. Hardesty sold 12,000 shares of Antero Resources stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.00, for a total value of $528,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 150,242 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,610,648. This represents a 7.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 252,316 shares of company stock worth $9,977,259. 6.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new position in Antero Resources during the first quarter valued at approximately $20,957,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its position in Antero Resources by 2.1% during the first quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 215,249 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $9,135,000 after acquiring an additional 4,335 shares in the last quarter. Brooklands Fund Management Ltd purchased a new position in Antero Resources during the first quarter valued at approximately $2,865,000. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new stake in Antero Resources in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,997,000. Finally, Gibbs Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Antero Resources in the first quarter valued at approximately $540,000. 83.04% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Antero Resources

Antero Resources Corporation is an independent exploration and production company focused on the development of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and oil properties in the Appalachian Basin of the United States. The company’s operations target the Marcellus and Utica shales, where it applies advanced drilling and completion techniques to optimize recovery from its large acreage position. Antero’s portfolio encompasses significant reserves of ethane, propane and other NGLs, alongside dry gas volumes that are positioned to serve both domestic and export markets.

Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Antero Resources holds approximately 1.8 million net acres of leasehold interests across parts of West Virginia and Ohio.