Infinity Natural Resources announced it has acquired Chase Oil Corporation's working interest in Infinity's South Bend field in Pennsylvania in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $36M. The Transaction has an effective date of January 1, represents the Company's first use of stock currency to execute its post-IPO growth strategy, and follows Infinity's pending transformational $1.2B Antero Ohio transaction announced in December. Transaction highlights include: Production Uplift: 18 producing wells generating approximately 14 MMcf/d of net natural gas production for the month of December 2025. Near-Term Development Opportunities: three additional wells in progress expected to be turned into sales in the first half of 2026. Future Development Inventory: underlies 40 additional gross Marcellus locations and 38 gross Utica locations. Strategic Acreage: 1,613 net Marcellus acres and 1,613 net Utica acres, consolidating Chase's working interest across our core dry gas development area in Pennsylvania.
Wall Street analysts forecast INR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for INR is 20.60 USD with a low forecast of 18.00 USD and a high forecast of 26.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
5 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast INR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for INR is 20.60 USD with a low forecast of 18.00 USD and a high forecast of 26.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
5 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 14.340
Low
18.00
Averages
20.60
High
26.00
Current: 14.340
Low
18.00
Averages
20.60
High
26.00
BofA
Kalei Akamine
Buy
downgrade
$24 -> $20
2026-01-16
Reason
BofA
Kalei Akamine
Price Target
$24 -> $20
AI Analysis
2026-01-16
downgrade
Buy
Reason
BofA analyst Kalei Akamine lowered the firm's price target on Infinity Natural Resources to $20 from $24 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. Bullish sentiment on natural gas has persisted for 18 months, but the firm sees rising risk of oversupply in 2027, which combined with lower price forecasts drives an average 12% reduction in its price objectives among the gas-levered E&P group.
Roth Capital
Buy
maintain
$17 -> $18
2025-12-09
Reason
Roth Capital
Price Target
$17 -> $18
2025-12-09
maintain
Buy
Reason
Roth Capital raised the firm's price target on Infinity Natural Resources to $18 from $17 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The company's acquisition of producing assets and midstream operations in the Ohio Utica immediately offsetting its existing Utica footprint seems like an "attractive acquisition", as the asset has seen minimal drilling development over the past several years, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The expanded inventory in Ohio Utica and control over midstream operations are compelling, the firm added.
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KeyBanc
Overweight
downgrade
$22 -> $19
2025-11-12
Reason
KeyBanc
Price Target
$22 -> $19
2025-11-12
downgrade
Overweight
Reason
KeyBanc lowered the firm's price target on Infinity Natural Resources to $19 from $22 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. After digesting overall strong earnings and another quarter of measured responses on the company's earnings call, the firm increases EBITDA estimates through 2027. Despite the stronger earnings outlook, KeyBanc trims its price target to reflect a lower target multiple it believes is more appropriate, given Infinity's newness, its status as a "tweener" vs. a pure play oil or natural gas name, and its limited trading liquidity.
Citi
Paul Diamond
Buy
maintain
$21 -> $18
2025-09-29
Reason
Citi
Paul Diamond
Price Target
$21 -> $18
2025-09-29
maintain
Buy
Reason
Citi analyst Paul Diamond lowered the firm's price target on Infinity Natural Resources to $18 from $21 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares ahead of the Q3 report. The firm cites volatility in the macro backdrop and pricing uncertainties for the target cut.
About INR
Infinity Natural Resources, Inc. is an independent energy company. It is focused on the acquisition, development, and production of hydrocarbons in the Appalachian Basin. Its properties include Utica Shale Oil-Ohio, and Marcellus Shale Dry Gas and Utica Deep Dry Gas-Pennsylvania. Its activities are focused on developing its Ohio properties, which are centered in the volatile oil window of the Utica Shale. Its Pennsylvania properties are predominately located to the northeast of Pittsburgh in Westmoreland, Armstrong and Indiana counties. It has expanded its leasehold position through a series of subsequent acquisitions and has over 30,250 net surface acres with exposure to both Marcellus and Utica Shales and operates 13 producing horizontal wells and three drilled and uncompleted wells. It maintains an inventory of 120 and 66 undeveloped Marcellus and Utica locations in Pennsylvania. Its Pennsylvania acreage overlays the dry gas Utica Shale, providing 66 highly prospective locations.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
