The price-to-earnings ratio for Antero Resources Corp (NYSE: AR) is above average at 215.51x. The 36-month beta value for AR is also noteworthy at 3.14. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 10 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for AR is 287.86M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.30% of that float. The average trading volume of AR on March 18, 2025 was 4.72M shares.
AR) stock’s latest price update
Antero Resources Corp (NYSE: AR) has seen a rise in its stock price by 3.54 in relation to its previous close of 37.57. However, the company has experienced a 12.14% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-17 that Here is how Antero Resources (AR) and MPLX LP (MPLX) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
AR’s Market Performance
Antero Resources Corp (AR) has seen a 12.14% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -3.11% decline in the past month and a 18.24% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.98%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.30% for AR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.39% for AR’s stock, with a 21.71% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AR stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for AR by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for AR in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $32 based on the research report published on December 17, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AR reach a price target of $36. The rating they have provided for AR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 28th, 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to AR, setting the target price at $33 in the report published on October 16th of the previous year.
AR Trading at 2.62% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.30%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.98%, as shares sank -2.36% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.98% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AR rose by +12.14%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +12.17% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $36.91. In addition, Antero Resources Corp saw 10.98% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AR starting from Pearce Sheri, who sale 9,830 shares at the price of $35.60 back on Mar 12 ’25. After this action, Pearce Sheri now owns 81,887 shares of Antero Resources Corp, valued at $349,948 using the latest closing price.
Keenan W Howard JR, the Director of Antero Resources Corp, sale 700,000 shares at $40.57 during a trade that took place back on Feb 19 ’25, which means that Keenan W Howard JR is holding 1,100,000 shares at $28,395,850 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.92 for the gross margin
The net margin for Antero Resources Corp stands at -0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value 0.82, with 0.40 for asset returns.
Based on Antero Resources Corp (AR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.57. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.0.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 859.55 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.69. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.73. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.86for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.33. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.35.
Conclusion
In summary, Antero Resources Corp (AR) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
