COMPARE · Data as of August 27, 2026
AR vs BP
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. AR scored 63.8, BP scored 37.0 — AR leads.
Compare another set
Different reporting periods. AR's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but BP's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
AR
Antero Resources Corporation
63.8
$38.52 · $11.8B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
26.8
AR leads
BP
BP p.l.c.
37
$42.34 · $109.0B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestAR11.0x
- Fastest growthAR+25.8%
- Strongest balance sheetAR0.55
- Highest qualityAR66 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueBP-21%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
AR
stronger →← stronger
BP
66
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
48
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
14
78
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
75
AR is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
AR
BP
$899mC+
FCF
$11.3bA-
+25.8%A-
Rev
-1.1%D+
0.55B
D/E
0.95C+
11.0xB+
P/E
20.2xC+
0.50A
PEG
0.04A
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
AR
BP
6% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
21% below
~0%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~-7%/yr
+9%
1-yr DCF upside
+40%
+6%
5-yr DCF upside
+26%
+1%
10-yr DCF upside
+9%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
AR
Why this score
- Cyclical growth
BP
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
ARAntero Resources Corporation
Why now
Oil & Gas E&P · market cap $11.8b. 16% off the 52-week high of $45.75. Revenue growing +26% — in hypergrowth territory. PEG 0.50 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 20 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $49.40 (implying +28% upside).
Moat
Net margin 18% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 14% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Jurisdictional + permitting risk — mining and extraction operations concentrate exposure to political stability, royalty regimes, and environmental review timelines that can stall production for years.
BPBP p.l.c.
Why now
Oil & Gas Integrated · market cap $109.0b. 12% off the 52-week high of $48.27. PEG 0.04 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 18 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $47.63 (implying +12% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income — non-cash charges (depreciation, intangible amortization) are holding down GAAP earnings while cash generation stays strong. $109.0b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
Dividend payout 95% of earnings on a 4.8% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. Net margin 0.7% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first. ROE 2% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
Not investment advice. The Bull Rankings publishes a quantitative ranking model and accompanying analysis for general informational purposes only. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security; nothing is personalized to your circumstances, risk tolerance, or tax situation. Investing carries the risk of loss — invest at your own risk and consider consulting a licensed financial professional before acting on anything you read here. See terms and methodology for full disclosures.
Where AR and BP diverge
On the headline score the gap is 26.8 points in favor of AR. The widest single difference is Growth, where AR leads by 35.9 points.
- GrowthAR 50.0 · BP 14.1AR +35.9
- QualityAR 66.2 · BP 48.0AR +18.2
- ValueAR 78.3 · BP 74.7AR +3.6
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.