Is Antero Resources (AR) Stock Outpacing Its Oils-Energy Peers This Year?

For those looking to find strong Oils-Energy stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Has Antero Resources (AR) been one of those stocks this year? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.Antero Resources is a member of the Oils-Energy sector. This group includes 247 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #7. The Zacks Sector Rank gauges the strength of our 16 individual sector groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups.The Zacks Rank is a successful stock-picking model that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions. The system highlights a number of different stocks that could be poised to outperform the broader market over the next one to three months. Antero Resources is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AR's full-year earnings has moved 31.9% higher within the past quarter. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.Based on the latest available data, AR has gained about 7.2% so far this year. At the same time, Oils-Energy stocks have gained an average of 0.8%. This means that Antero Resources is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.MPLX LP (MPLX) is another Oils-Energy stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year. Since the beginning of the year, the stock has returned 11.4%.For MPLX LP, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 3.2% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).Looking more specifically, Antero Resources belongs to the Oil and Gas - Exploration and Production - United States industry, which includes 34 individual stocks and currently sits at #39 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, this group has lost an average of 21.2% so far this year, meaning that AR is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns.On the other hand, MPLX LP belongs to the Oil and Gas - Production and Pipelines industry. This 10-stock industry is currently ranked #45. The industry has moved +3.9% year to date.Going forward, investors interested in Oils-Energy stocks should continue to pay close attention to Antero Resources and MPLX LP as they could maintain their solid performance.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"Our team of experts has just released the 5 stocks with the greatest probability of gaining +100% or more in the coming months. Of those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian highlights the one stock set to climb highest.This top pick is among the most innovative financial firms. With a fast-growing customer base (already 50+ million) and a diverse set of cutting edge solutions, this stock is poised for big gains. Of course, all our elite picks aren’t winners but this one could far surpass earlier Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Nano-X Imaging which shot up +129.6% in little more than 9 months.Free: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners UpWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Antero Resources Corporation (AR): Free Stock Analysis Report MPLX LP (MPLX): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks