Billionaire’s 15 Favorite Oil and Gas Stocks Right Now

8. Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR)

Number of Billionaire Holders: 14

Next on our list of the Best Energy Stocks is Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR), an independent natural gas and liquids company operating in the Appalachian Basin. The company is the most integrated natural gas and NGL business in the US and one of the largest suppliers to the country’s LNG market.

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) has continued to improve its capital efficiency. The company’s full drilling and completion capital came in at just $620 million, 8% below its initial guide and nearly 32% below its 2023 CapEx of $909 million. Despite this lower spend, AR’s production came in 2% above its initial guidance range, giving it a significant competitive edge in the capital-intensive fossil fuel industry. The company also managed to beat market estimates in its Q4 2024 with a revenue of $1.17 billion. Its EPS of $0.58 was also above analysts’ expectations by $0.29. Antero also invested $22 million in land during the quarter, adding approximately 4,200 net acres and representing 15 incremental drilling locations.

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) delivers 75% of its natural gas to the LNG corridor and plays an important role in the rapidly expanding American LNG export industry. AR was also included in our list of the 10 Best Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Stocks to Buy in 2025.