Zacks Research Equities Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Antero Midstream Co. (NYSE:AM)

Antero Midstream Co. (NYSE:AM) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Antero Midstream in a report released on Wednesday, September 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.26 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.25. The consensus estimate for Antero Midstream’s current full-year earnings is $0.85 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Midstream’s FY2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The pipeline company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.22 by ($0.04). Antero Midstream had a net margin of 36.19% and a return on equity of 19.40%. The company had revenue of $269.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $274.66 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.22 earnings per share. Antero Midstream’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com lowered Antero Midstream from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Antero Midstream from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $13.88.

Antero Midstream Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of AM opened at $14.81 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $14.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.51 and a beta of 2.34. Antero Midstream has a 52 week low of $11.50 and a 52 week high of $15.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.89.

Antero Midstream Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 7th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 24th were paid a dividend of $0.225 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 24th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.08%. Antero Midstream’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 112.50%.

Insider Activity at Antero Midstream

In related news, insider Sheri Pearce sold 23,518 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.59, for a total value of $343,127.62. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 130,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,901,791.91. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Antero Midstream

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AM. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Antero Midstream during the 4th quarter worth approximately $54,704,000. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in shares of Antero Midstream by 314.6% during the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,862,900 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $27,459,000 after acquiring an additional 1,413,606 shares in the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 46.6% during the first quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 3,174,399 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $44,632,000 after acquiring an additional 1,008,515 shares during the period. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 30.7% during the first quarter. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP now owns 2,959,243 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $41,607,000 after acquiring an additional 694,243 shares during the period. Finally, SIR Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in Antero Midstream in the 2nd quarter valued at $8,251,000. Institutional investors own 53.97% of the company’s stock.

Antero Midstream Company Profile

Antero Midstream Corporation owns, operates, and develops midstream energy assets in the Appalachian Basin. It operates in two segments, Gathering and Processing, and Water Handling. The Gathering and Processing segment includes a network of gathering pipelines and compressor stations that collects and processes production from Antero Resources' wells in West Virginia and Ohio.