12 Best Mid-Cap Stocks with Huge Upside Potential

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6. Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR)

Analyst Upside: 42.11%

Market Capitalization: $9.86 billion

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 72

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) ranks among the best mid-cap stocks with huge upside potential. On August 20, UBS raised Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) from Neutral to Buy with a $43 price target, citing a variety of factors, including the stock’s recent slide. The firm noted that AR shares have lately plummeted by over 30%, providing an attractive entry point for investors.

UBS estimated that the stock price suggests Henry Hub natural gas prices of $3.00-3.10/mmbtu, which is lower than both UBS’s $3.75 forecast for 2026-27 and the $3.85 strip price.

The firm also cited Antero’s greater upside leverage to rising natural gas prices as a result of its capital-efficient asset base, maintenance-level operations, and hedging position.

Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE:AR) is an oil and gas company that develops, produces, explores, and purchases oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas assets in the United States.

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