Antero Resources (NYSE:AR – Get Free Report) and BP (NYSE:BP – Get Free Report) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Antero Resources and BP’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Antero Resources | 17.68% | 9.02% | 5.05% |
| BP | 2.49% | 16.63% | 4.39% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Antero Resources and BP, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Antero Resources | 0 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2.91 |
| BP | 2 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 2.56 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Antero Resources and BP”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Antero Resources | $5.28 billion | 1.99 | $634.42 million | $3.48 | 9.79 |
| BP | $192.55 billion | 0.61 | $55.00 million | $2.05 | 21.82 |
Antero Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BP. Antero Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
83.0% of Antero Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.0% of BP shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Antero Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Antero Resources has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Antero Resources beats BP on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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. As of December 31, 2023, the company had approximately 515,000 net acres in the Appalachian Basin; and approximately 172,000 net acres in the Upper Devonian Shale. Its gathering and compression systems also comprise 631 miles of gas gathering pipelines in the Appalachian Basin. The company was formerly known as Antero Resources Appalachian Corporation and changed its name to Antero Resources Corporation in June 2013. Antero Resources Corporation was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
About BP
BP p.l.c. provides carbon products and services. The company operates through Gas & Low Carbon Energy, Oil Production & Operations, and Customers & Products segments. It engages in the production of natural gas, and integrated gas and power; trading of gas; operation of onshore and offshore wind power, as well as hydrogen and carbon capture and storage facilities; trading and marketing of renewable and non-renewable power; and production of crude oil. In addition, the company involved in convenience and retail fuel, EV charging, Castrol lubricant, aviation, B2B, and midstream businesses; refining and oil trading; and bioenergy business. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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