Brokerages Set Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) Price Target at $45.93

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the eighteen analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eight have given a buy recommendation and four have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $45.8667.

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a $39.00 price target (down from $44.00) on shares of Antero Resources in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Barclays cut their price objective on Antero Resources from $46.00 to $41.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. UBS Group raised their target price on Antero Resources from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Antero Resources from $48.00 to $46.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Zacks Research raised Antero Resources from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Antero Resources

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Antero Resources by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 29,797,653 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $1,200,249,000 after acquiring an additional 350,018 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 1.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,171,885 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $341,368,000 after purchasing an additional 116,461 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 14.0% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,085,648 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $313,106,000 after purchasing an additional 1,115,258 shares during the last quarter. Sourcerock Group LLC lifted its position in Antero Resources by 10.6% during the second quarter. Sourcerock Group LLC now owns 8,156,134 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $328,529,000 after buying an additional 783,117 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Antero Resources by 18.4% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,258,305 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $211,805,000 after buying an additional 817,977 shares during the last quarter. 83.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Antero Resources Stock Up 3.1%

Antero Resources stock opened at $38.97 on Tuesday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $12.02 billion, a PE ratio of 19.29 and a beta of 0.52. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.61. Antero Resources has a 12 month low of $29.10 and a 12 month high of $44.01.

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.33 billion. Antero Resources had a net margin of 12.02% and a return on equity of 6.71%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.48 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Antero Resources will post 2.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Antero Resources News

Here are the key news stories impacting Antero Resources this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UBS raised its price target to $48 and assigned a “buy” rating (implies ~23% upside vs. the current level), signaling stronger buy-side analyst conviction that supports the rally. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Benchmark upgraded AR from “hold” to “buy” and set a $44 target, adding another analyst upgrade that likely contributed to upward price pressure. Benzinga Finviz TickerReport
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks raised one Q4?2027 quarterly estimate (to $1.00) even as it maintains a “Hold” rating — a mixed signal that slightly supports longer?term forecasts but does not represent a full upgrade. MarketBeat
• Negative Sentiment: Unusual options activity: investors bought 58,929 AR put contracts (a ~284% jump vs. typical daily put volume), indicating significant bearish hedging or directional bets that could increase downside pressure or volatility.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks cut several near?term and FY?2027 EPS estimates (multiple quarter downward revisions and FY2027 trimmed from $3.30 to $3.18) and left a “Hold” rating — these analyst downgrades reduce upside analyst guidance and may cap momentum. MarketBeat
• Negative Sentiment: Separate note: Zacks’ Q3 EPS estimate cut (reported by American Banking News) underscores additional downside to near?term earnings expectations. American Banking News

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.