Zacks Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for AR

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Antero Resources in a report issued on Wednesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $0.83 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.65. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is $2.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.72 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.98 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.30 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $2.81 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on AR. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Antero Resources from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Antero Resources in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. TD Cowen raised Antero Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Antero Resources from $48.00 to $46.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Antero Resources in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $45.93.

Antero Resources Price Performance

Shares of Antero Resources stock opened at $37.04 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.55 and a quick ratio of 0.55. The company has a market cap of $11.43 billion, a PE ratio of 18.34 and a beta of 0.52. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $34.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.51. Antero Resources has a fifty-two week low of $29.10 and a fifty-two week high of $44.01.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.33 billion. Antero Resources had a net margin of 12.02% and a return on equity of 6.71%. Antero Resources’s quarterly revenue was up 20.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.48 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Antero Resources

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Huntington National Bank increased its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 91.3% in the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 656 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 313 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Antero Resources during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Antero Resources during the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in Antero Resources by 59.2% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 928 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 345 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in Antero Resources by 114.2% in the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 938 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.04% of the company’s stock.

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.