Q3 2025 EPS Estimates for Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) Reduced by Zacks Research

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $0.67 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.71. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $0.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 return on equity of 0.45% and a net margin of 1.88%. The firm had revenue of $978.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $980.20 million.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on AR. Roth Capital raised shares of Antero Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 6th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $38.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 14th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Antero Resources from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $37.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. Finally, Scotiabank raised shares of Antero Resources from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $40.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.13.

Antero Resources Price Performance

AR stock opened at $28.71 on Thursday. Antero Resources has a 12 month low of $20.10 and a 12 month high of $36.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $27.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.21. The stock has a market cap of $8.92 billion, a PE ratio of 143.55 and a beta of 3.33.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its stake in Antero Resources by 11.3% during the 1st quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 3,384 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $98,000 after purchasing an additional 343 shares in the last quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 35.1% in the 1st quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 1,998 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 18,499 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $604,000 after acquiring an additional 616 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 27.8% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,012 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 655 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fund 1 Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC now owns 40,800 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $925,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.04% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Yvette K. Schultz sold 50,000 shares of the business’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 transaction, the insider now owns 248,363 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,268,682.12. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 6.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.