Antero Resources Corporation · AR · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

Antero Resources: Acquisition Synergies Lift Production and Cash Flow

The supplied analysis supports a constructive near-term operating thesis: HG acquisition synergies, production growth, NGL demand and lower cash costs strengthen cash generation. The main test is whether integration, pricing and discretionary-capex execution sustain those benefits.

Reported After market closeNYSEEnergy $12.92B market cap
90quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.15 Consensus $1.17
EPS surprise -1.7% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $1.95B Consensus $1.67B
Revenue surprise +16.8% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move +0.6% Event window
SPY move +1.0% Same window
Abnormal move -0.4% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.3× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -8.9% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The HG acquisition is now contributing early synergies, expanded acreage and production capacity. Management also highlighted record propane exports, expanding LPG capacity and the option to add up to three pads in the second half.

Guidance delta

Maintained. Management kept its outlook while retaining optional growth capex of up to $1.2 billion and targeting further integration and synergy realization.

Key takeaways

  • Record production and free cash flow were supported by the HG acquisition and strong pricing.
  • HG assets added scale, lowered cash costs and generated early synergies.
  • Natural-gas hedges reduce cash-flow volatility, while NGL exposure remains unhedged.
  • LPG export expansion and global NGL demand are important potential margin supports.

Management priorities

  • Integrate HG assets and accelerate additional wells and pads.
  • Pursue supply contracts tied to data centers and regional power projects.
  • Use discretionary capex for additional pads and strategic projects.
  • Expand LPG export capacity and maintain the share-buyback program as free cash flow improves.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
AR EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $0.21 Q4 '23 actual $0.23, beat Q1 '24 estimate $0.03 Q1 '24 actual $0.07, beat Q2 '24 estimate $-0.18 Q2 '24 actual $-0.19, miss Q3 '24 estimate $-0.04 Q3 '24 actual $-0.12, miss Q2 '25 estimate $0.42 Q2 '25 actual $0.35, miss Q3 '25 estimate $0.22 Q3 '25 actual $0.15, miss Q4 '25 estimate $0.50 Q4 '25 actual $0.42, miss Q1 '26 estimate $1.17 Q1 '26 actual $1.15, miss Q2 '26 estimate $0.83 Q2 '26 actual $0.76, miss Q3 '26 estimate $0.97 Q3 '26 actual $1.19, beat Q4 '26 estimate $1.37 Q1 '27 estimate $1.40 Q2 '27 estimate $0.95 Q3 '27 estimate $1.05
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy49 ratings
Bullish3367.3%
Neutral1632.7%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$42.08Current
$18.5Low
$43.52Average
$65High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Nov 1, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 30, 2026
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainOct 30, 2026
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainOct 30, 2026
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 15, 2026
Mizuho Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 8, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $42.08. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$51$36.3 +21.2%Oct 15, 2026
ScotiabankMark Lear$46$36.63 +9.3%Oct 14, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$51$35.57 +21.2%Oct 8, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$54$34.69 +28.3%Oct 6, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$46$34.14 +9.3%Oct 5, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Antero Resources Corporation functions as an independent energy enterprise, primarily engaged in identifying, acquiring, developing, and extracting natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and crude oil deposits throughout the United States. As of the close of 2021 (December 31st), the company held significant land positions, including roughly 502,000 net acres within the Appalachian Basin and an additional 174,000 net acres in the Upper Devonian Shale. Its infrastructure in the Appalachian Basin also featured 494 miles of operational gas gathering pipelines and 21 compressor stations.…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-11-01T11:40:45.047343+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-11-01T11:40:45.044075+00:00

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-11-01. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.