Antero Resources vs SM Energy
AR and SM side by side, both in crude petroleum and natural gas. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AR and SM compare
Antero Resources is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as SM Energy ($11.7B against $7.4B).
On earnings, SM Energy is cheaper: it trades at 7.6× trailing earnings, against 8.6× for Antero Resources.
SM Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (108% versus 28.7% for Antero Resources).
SM Energy pays a dividend yielding 2.8%; Antero Resources does not pay one.
SM Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 10 for Antero Resources), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AR | SM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $11.7B | $7.4B |
| Share price | $38.21 | $31.16 |
| Change, 1 year | 12.9% | 69.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 110% | 3.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.75 | 0.98 |
| Employees | 632 | 1,241 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 | 4 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.6× | 7.6× (better) |
| P/S | 1.8× | 1.1× (better) |
| P/B | 1.4× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.5× | 4.3× (better) |
| Fair value | $47.59 | $39.24 |
| Margin of safety | 19.7% | 20.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 28.7% | 108% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.6% | 22.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 29.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 138% (better) | −34.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 74.2% |
| Operating margin | 27.6% (better) | 23.6% |
| Net margin | – | 13.7% |
| Return on equity | – | 15.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.9% | 20.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.32 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.05 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 4.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.39 | 0.57 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.97 (better) | 1.25 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.8% |
| Payout ratio | – | 22.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 4 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 109% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 2.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 90.2% | 96.7% |
| Held by insiders | 6.5% | 0.90% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$11.2M | −$1.6M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.3% | 5.5% |
Go deeper
- AR stock overview
- AR income statement
- AR valuation and score
- SM stock overview
- SM income statement
- SM valuation and score
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