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The Screen · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P

Antero Resources Corp

AR · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $10.9B · 632 employees

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.

PASS · Titan Ethical · score 70.0
35.59 USD

At the last full screen
2026-09-17

Screened 2026-09-17 · the tape above runs as of 21:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its markdown label.

Antero Resources Corp holds its Markdown at $35.59. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 335 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-09-17
PhaseMarkdown · caution
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the sellers, held for 335 days
Price at the screen$35.59
Valuation10.20 trailing · 8.40 forward price to earnings
Values screenPASS · score 70.0
Beta0.35
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Permissible Core business clean Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. Pass
Debt load 26.62% Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is just 26.6% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. Pass
Interest-bearing cash 0.00% Below 33% Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. Pass
Receivables 0.25% Below 49% Money owed to the company is 0.3% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
Revenue purity 0.00% Below 5% Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. Pass

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

What the Numbers Say It Is Worth

The Fair Value Range

33.30Conservative42.39Base case48.75Growth case 35.59Price

Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-17 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 19.1% margin of safety to the base estimate.

The Street's Range
37.00Street low 49.00Street average 60.00Street high 35.59Price

Third-party analyst targets: 21 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +38% from the screen price.

Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.

Price History & Projections
$63.7$37.1$10.4TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONStreet high$60.00 +69%Street avg$49.00 +38%Our fair value$42.39 +19%Conservative$33.30 -6%

Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-17 screen.

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The Business, in Plain Words

Natural gas explorer sits in a classic trap

Picture a drill crew in Appalachia ramping up hard when gas prices spike, only to idle rigs the moment they fall. Antero Resources lives inside that exact cycle, pulling natural gas and liquids from US shale.

The stock trades at 7.9 times forward earnings with 34 percent revenue growth and a 26 percent gap to our fair value. Yet that low multiple flags peak cycle earnings rather than a bargain. Narrow moat, 17 percent profit margins and a clean ethical pass do not remove the trap.

Commodity swings can erase those returns fast, and 13 percent ROE leaves little buffer when prices turn. Analyst targets at 49 dollars assume the good times last. Analysis, not advice.

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E8.4xcheap for a company growing this fast
Trailing P/E10.2xreasonably valued
EPS, trailing3.49
EPS, forward4.23
Revenue growth+12.6%steady growth
Profit margin18.7%healthy profit margins
Return on equity14.2%a solid return on shareholder capital
FCF yield3.58%
Debt to equity0.55moderate, manageable leverage
Current ratio0.40below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets
Beta0.35barely tracks the market's swings
Short interest, float0.05%
52-week range29.10 - 45.75
MoatNARROW
Market cap$10.9B
Employees632

The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-08-21 Accumulation · changed $36.82 +9.7% Entry 6

The framework has shifted from markdown to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 9.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is holding around 1% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%. The street (20 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $50.

2026-07-21 Markdown · changed $33.57 -3.6% Entry 5

The framework has shifted from accumulation to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 3.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 1% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%. The street (20 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $50.

2026-07-18 Accumulation $34.83 +0.0% Entry 4

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 1% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%. The street (20 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $50.

2026-07-17 Accumulation $34.83 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 1% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%. The street (20 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $50.

2026-07-03 Accumulation $34.83 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Accumulation $34.83 Entry 1

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

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The Political Ledger · Congressional Disclosures
Disclosures naming AR
DatePoliticianPartyTypeAmount
2026-08-27 Ro Khanna Democrat buy 50K–100K
2026-08-27 John Boozman Republican sell 1K–15K
2026-08-27 Ro Khanna Democrat buy 50K–100K
2026-08-27 John Boozman Republican sell 1K–15K
2026-08-27 Ro Khanna Democrat buy 50K–100K
What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $36.59 -2.9% · $971 -2.9%
2 months $37.89 -6.2% · $938 -6.2%
3 months $40.35 -12.0% · $881 -12.0%
6 months $35.95 -1.2% · $988 -1.2%
1 year $38.39 -7.5% · $926 -7.5%
2 years $35.22 +0.9% · $1,009 +0.9%
3 years $21.31 +66.7% · $1,667 +66.7%
5 years $14.10 +152.0% · $2,520 +152.0%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever AR does next, these words stay.

Antero Resources Corp · AR · Markdown · $35.59
Recorded 2026-09-17 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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