Baupost Group Boosted Its Antero Res (AR) Position; Stonemor Partners LP (STON) Has 0.5 Sentiment

February 24, 2018 - By Richard Conner

Baupost Group Llc increased Antero Res Corp (AR) stake by 12.95% reported in 2017Q3 SEC filing. Baupost Group Llc acquired 2.74M shares as Antero Res Corp (AR)’s stock declined 11.29%. The Baupost Group Llc holds 23.91 million shares with $475.85M value, up from 21.17M last quarter. Antero Res Corp now has $6.00B valuation. The stock increased 2.60% or $0.48 during the last trading session, reaching $18.95. About 2.79M shares traded. Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) has declined 15.15% since February 24, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 31.85% the S&P500.

StoneMor Partners L.P., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates cemeteries and funeral homes in the United States. The company has market cap of $231.92 million. It operates through two divisions, Cemetery Operations and Funeral Home Operations. It currently has negative earnings. The companyÂ’s cemetery services and products include interment rights, such as burial lots, lawn crypts, mausoleum crypts, cremation niches, and perpetual care rights; merchandise comprising burial vaults, caskets, grave markers and grave marker bases, and memorials; and installation services for burial vaults, caskets, and other cemetery merchandise, as well as other service items.

Among 29 analysts covering Antero Resources (NYSE:AR), 14 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 15 Hold. Therefore 48% are positive. Antero Resources had 100 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. MUFG Securities Americas Inc maintained it with “Buy” rating and $29.0 target in Friday, January 19 report. Deutsche Bank maintained the stock with “Hold” rating in Wednesday, October 14 report. As per Tuesday, June 14, the company rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank. The stock of Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) earned “Buy” rating by Robert W. Baird on Thursday, October 12. The rating was reinitiated by Suntrust Robinson on Friday, December 8 with “Hold”. The firm has “Hold” rating by Jefferies given on Tuesday, January 30. The company was maintained on Tuesday, July 18 by Cowen & Co. The firm has “Market Perform” rating by Cowen & Co given on Tuesday, July 21. On Sunday, November 8 the stock rating was downgraded by Tudor Pickering to “Hold”. On Tuesday, February 23 the stock rating was downgraded by Simmons & Co to “Neutral”.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.17 in Q3 2017. Its down 0.19, from 1.36 in 2017Q2. It is negative, as 31 investors sold AR shares while 71 reduced holdings. 35 funds opened positions while 84 raised stakes. 291.74 million shares or 5.36% more from 276.89 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. Brave Warrior Advsrs Limited Company holds 11.17M shares. New York-based Shufro Rose & Ltd Liability Corp has invested 0.05% in Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR). D E Shaw & owns 0% invested in Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) for 98,936 shares. 7,507 were reported by Us Savings Bank De. Dimensional Fund Lp invested 0.03% in Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR). Qs Invsts Ltd Co has 0% invested in Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR). Great West Life Assurance Co Can owns 106,000 shares. Mariner Investment Gp Ltd Llc owns 1.03% invested in Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) for 83,400 shares. Toronto Dominion Fincl Bank holds 0% of its portfolio in Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) for 9,326 shares. Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale invested in 0% or 27,533 shares. Manchester Capital Management Ltd Limited Liability Company has invested 0% of its portfolio in Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR). Mackenzie Fincl Corporation has 0.01% invested in Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR). Aviva Public Lc accumulated 0.01% or 138,390 shares. Goldman Sachs reported 4.07 million shares. Citadel Advisors Lc invested in 0% or 60,113 shares.

Analysts await StoneMor Partners L.P. (NYSE:STON) to report earnings on April, 27. After $-0.25 actual EPS reported by StoneMor Partners L.P. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -52.00% EPS growth.

Walnut Private Equity Partners Llc holds 1.63% of its portfolio in StoneMor Partners L.P. for 311,678 shares. Fernwood Investment Management Llc owns 108,268 shares or 0.44% of their US portfolio. Moreover, Arrow Investment Advisors Llc has 0.16% invested in the company for 79,894 shares. The California-based Oaktree Capital Management Lp has invested 0.15% in the stock. Regent Investment Management Llc, a Kentucky-based fund reported 37,807 shares.

Ratings analysis reveals 0 of StoneMor Partners L.P’s analysts are positive. Out of 2 Wall Street analysts rating StoneMor Partners L.P, 0 give it “Buy”, 0 “Sell” rating, while 2 recommend “Hold”. STON was included in 2 notes of analysts from October 28, 2016. The firm has “Mkt Perform” rating by Raymond James given on Friday, October 28. The stock has “Hold” rating by Wunderlich on Friday, October 28.