Financial Review: Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) and OMV (OTCMKTS:OMVKY)

OMV (OTCMKTS:OMVKY) and Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

OMV has a beta of -0.07, meaning that its share price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares OMV and Antero Resources”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OMV	$28.41 billion	0.92	$1.22 billion	$9.45	2.11
Antero Resources	$5.62 billion	2.18	$634.42 million	$3.48	11.47

OMV has higher revenue and earnings than Antero Resources. OMV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.0% of Antero Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Antero Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares OMV and Antero Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OMV	9.92%	10.95%	5.42%
Antero Resources	17.68%	9.02%	5.05%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for OMV and Antero Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OMV	3	4	0	0	1.57
Antero Resources	0	6	11	4	2.90

Antero Resources has a consensus target price of $49.12, indicating a potential upside of 23.09%. Given Antero Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Antero Resources is more favorable than OMV.

Summary

Antero Resources beats OMV on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About OMV

OMV Aktiengesellschaft operates as an energy and chemicals company in Austria, Germany, Romania, Norway, Belgium, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, the rest of Central and Eastern Europe, the rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Chemicals & Materials, Fuels & Feedstock, and Energy. The company engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the regions of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the North Sea, and the Asia Pacific; and refining and marketing of fuels and feedstock, as well as supply, marketing, trading, and logistics of gas in Romania and Turkey. In addition, the company provides advanced and circular polyolefin solutions, and base chemicals, as well as engages in the recycling of plastics. It has refineries in Europe, Schwechat, and Burghausen; filling stations in eight European countries; and gas storage facilities in Austria and Germany, as well as a gas-fired power plant in Romania. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

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.