Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for Antero Resources

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 27th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will earn $0.82 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.81. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q1 2027 earnings at $1.05 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

AR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $54.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Antero Resources from $50.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Antero Resources from $49.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Antero Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Williams Trading set a $56.00 target price on shares of Antero Resources in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Antero Resources has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $50.06.

Antero Resources Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:AR opened at $35.10 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. Antero Resources has a fifty-two week low of $29.10 and a fifty-two week high of $45.75. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.35. The company has a market cap of $10.88 billion, a PE ratio of 11.40 and a beta of 0.36.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Benjamin A. Hardesty sold 12,000 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 150,242 shares in the company, valued at $6,610,648. This trade represents a 7.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Yvette K. Schultz sold 39,490 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The shares were 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 owned 277,665 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,903,904.55. This trade represents a 12.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 252,316 shares of company stock worth $9,977,259 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 6.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Antero Resources

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AR. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Antero Resources by 16,498.3% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 9,627 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $389,000 after purchasing an additional 9,569 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in Antero Resources by 7.9% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 590,555 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $23,882,000 after purchasing an additional 43,312 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its stake in Antero Resources by 18.9% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 19,921 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $806,000 after purchasing an additional 3,169 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Antero Resources by 701.3% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,989 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $120,000 after purchasing an additional 2,616 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its stake in Antero Resources by 22.5% during the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 36,500 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $1,470,000 after purchasing an additional 6,700 shares during the last quarter. 83.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.