Swiftmerge Acquisition (NASDAQ:IVCP) & Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) Critical Contrast

Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) and Swiftmerge Acquisition (NASDAQ:IVCP) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Risk & Volatility

Antero Resources has a beta of 3.42, indicating that its share price is 242% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Swiftmerge Acquisition has a beta of 0.03, indicating that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Antero Resources and Swiftmerge Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Antero Resources	1.03%	-0.59%	-0.32%
Swiftmerge Acquisition	N/A	-11.71%	-0.23%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Antero Resources and Swiftmerge Acquisition, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Antero Resources	1	7	9	2	2.63
Swiftmerge Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00

Antero Resources currently has a consensus price target of $34.33, indicating a potential upside of 8.75%. Given Antero Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Antero Resources is more favorable than Swiftmerge Acquisition.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Antero Resources and Swiftmerge Acquisition”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Antero Resources	$4.08 billion	2.41	$242.92 million	$0.14	225.50
Swiftmerge Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$3.42 million	($0.02)	-530.25

Antero Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Swiftmerge Acquisition. Swiftmerge Acquisition is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

83.0% of Antero Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Swiftmerge Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Antero Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.9% of Swiftmerge Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Antero Resources beats Swiftmerge Acquisition on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. As of December 31, 2023, the company had approximately 515,000 net acres in the Appalachian Basin; and approximately 172,000 net acres in the Upper Devonian Shale. Its gathering and compression systems also comprise 631 miles of gas gathering pipelines in the Appalachian Basin. The company was formerly known as Antero Resources Appalachian Corporation and changed its name to Antero Resources Corporation in June 2013. Antero Resources Corporation was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

About Swiftmerge Acquisition

Swiftmerge Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in West Vancouver, Canada.