Insider’s View: Deciphering Antero Resources Corp (AR)’s Financial Health Through Ratios

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The price of Antero Resources Corp (NYSE: AR) closed at $37.04 in the last session, down -0.83% from day before closing price of $37.35. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.62 million shares were traded.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at AR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.35 and its Current Ratio is at 0.35. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.57 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.50.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wells Fargo on December 17, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Equal Weight and sets its target price to $32 from $24 previously.

On October 28, 2024, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $36.

On October 16, 2024, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $33.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on October 16, 2024, with a $33 target price.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 19 ’25 when Keenan W Howard JR sold 700,000 shares for $40.57 per share. The transaction valued at 28,395,850 led to the insider holds 1,100,000 shares of the business.

Keenan W Howard JR sold 200,000 shares of AR for $7,952,560 on Feb 18 ’25. The Director now owns 1,800,000 shares after completing the transaction at $39.76 per share. On Feb 19 ’25, another insider, Mutschler Jacqueline C, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 12,746 shares for $40.35 each. As a result, the insider received 514,301 and left with 60,362 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

As of this moment, Antero’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 205.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.64.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, AR has reached a high of $41.53, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $24.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.33%.

Shares Statistics:

A total of 311.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 288.32M. Insiders hold about 7.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.76% stake in the company.

Earnings Estimates

The stock of Antero Resources Corp (AR) is currently being evaluated by 11.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.57, with high estimates of $0.9 and low estimates of $0.12.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.07 and $1.87 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.02. EPS for the following year is $3.84, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $5.66 and $2.47.

Revenue Estimates

According to 7 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.29B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.35B to a low estimate of $1.17B. As of the current estimate, Antero Resources Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.12BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.27B. There is a high estimate of $1.47B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.2B.

A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.92B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.1B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.4B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.33BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.65B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.71B and the low estimate is $5.28B.

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