13,670 Shares in Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) Acquired by Calamos Advisors LLC

Calamos Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Antero Resources Co. (NYSE:AR) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 13,670 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock, valued at approximately $479,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in Antero Resources by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 17,460,062 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $500,231,000 after acquiring an additional 675,053 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Antero Resources by 1.3% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,852,246 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $139,054,000 after purchasing an additional 61,490 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. raised its stake in Antero Resources by 10.4% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in 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 valued at $76,342,000 after purchasing an additional 122,815 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Antero Resources by 1.5% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,929,424 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $55,278,000 after purchasing an additional 27,617 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.04% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on AR shares. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Antero Resources in a research report on Friday, January 17th. UBS Group raised their target price on Antero Resources from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Antero Resources from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company raised Antero Resources from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $24.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Antero Resources from $30.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $39.00.

Antero Resources Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:AR opened at $39.53 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $12.30 billion, a PE ratio of 282.32 and a beta of 3.33. Antero Resources Co. has a 52 week low of $20.56 and a 52 week high of $41.53. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $35.39 and its 200-day moving average is $30.73. 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 Company Profile

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.