What is Capital One Financial’s Estimate for AR Q4 Earnings?

Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial raised their Q4 2024 earnings per share estimates for Antero Resources in a report released on Tuesday, January 21st. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings per share of $0.25 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.20. The consensus estimate for Antero Resources’ current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Antero Resources’ Q1 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.72 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Raymond James boosted their target price on shares of Antero Resources from $44.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Bank of America assumed coverage on Antero Resources in a research note on Monday, October 28th. They set a “buy” rating and a $36.00 target price for the company. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Antero Resources from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 4th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Antero Resources from $28.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Antero Resources from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $24.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $38.63.

Antero Resources Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:AR opened at $40.50 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 0.28. Antero Resources has a 52 week low of $20.56 and a 52 week high of $41.53. The firm has a market cap of $12.60 billion, a PE ratio of 289.31 and a beta of 3.37. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $34.40 and its 200-day moving average is $30.32.

Institutional Trading of Antero Resources

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of Antero Resources by 4.0% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 17,460,062 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $500,231,000 after purchasing an additional 675,053 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Antero Resources by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,852,246 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $139,054,000 after purchasing an additional 61,490 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 10.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 4,378,849 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $125,452,000 after purchasing an additional 411,549 shares during the last quarter. Merewether Investment Management LP grew its position in shares of Antero Resources by 4.6% during the second quarter. Merewether Investment Management LP now owns 2,943,948 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $96,061,000 after purchasing an additional 128,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its holdings in shares of Antero Resources by 4.8% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,664,628 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $76,342,000 after purchasing an additional 122,815 shares during the last quarter. 83.04% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.