Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) Price Target Raised to $21.00

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) had its price objective increased by Wells Fargo & Company from $20.00 to $21.00 in a research note published on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. Wells Fargo & Company currently has an equal weight rating on the pipeline company’s stock.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on AM. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Antero Midstream in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Antero Midstream from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Zacks Research lowered Antero Midstream from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Antero Midstream from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $19.50.

Antero Midstream Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AM opened at $21.43 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.14 billion, a PE ratio of 24.92 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 3.41 and a current ratio of 3.41. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $18.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $18.24. Antero Midstream has a 1 year low of $15.07 and a 1 year high of $21.66.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The pipeline company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.13). Antero Midstream had a net margin of 34.77% and a return on equity of 20.12%. The firm had revenue of $297.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $292.46 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.23 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts predict that Antero Midstream will post 0.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Antero Midstream Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were issued a $0.225 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 28th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. Antero Midstream’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 104.65%.

Insider Activity at Antero Midstream

In related news, Director Brooks J. Klimley sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.59, for a total transaction of $87,950.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 72,622 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,277,420.98. The trade was a 6.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.86% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Antero Midstream

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Antero Midstream by 330.2% during the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,295 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 994 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Antero Midstream in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Antero Midstream during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Antero Midstream in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Antero Midstream by 68.1% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,747 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 708 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 53.97% of the company’s stock.

Antero Midstream News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Antero Midstream this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management outlined ~8% EBITDA growth and a $360M free cash flow target for 2026, citing scale benefits from the $1.1B HG Midstream acquisition — a clear positive for cash-flow-driven valuation and dividend coverage. Antero Midstream outlines 8% EBITDA growth and $360M free cash flow target for 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Company published its formal fourth-quarter 2025 results and 2026 guidance (press release and SEC filings), giving investors detailed assumptions behind the EBITDA/FCF outlook — useful for updating financial models. Antero Midstream Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Results and 2026 Guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Full Q4 earnings and investor materials (earnings transcript and slide deck) are available for review — they provide color on volumes, compression/gathering performance, and capital priorities but require parsing to judge sustainability of the targets. Antero Midstream (AM) Q4 2025 Earnings Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target modestly to $21 and kept an “equal weight” rating — a small analyst upgrade but still implies limited upside from current levels. Wells Fargo raises PT to $21
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS missed consensus ($0.11 actual vs. $0.24 expected), with management citing higher operating expenses that offset stronger gathering and compression volumes — this weak print increases short-term earnings risk. Antero Midstream Q4 Earnings Miss on Higher Operating Expenses

Antero Midstream Company Profile

Antero Midstream Corporation is a publicly traded midstream service provider that was established in 2014 as a spin-off from Antero Resources. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company owns, operates and develops midstream infrastructure to support the gathering, compression, processing, transportation and storage of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and crude oil. Antero Midstream plays a critical role in connecting upstream production in the Appalachian Basin to end-market pipelines and processing facilities.

The company’s core operations include a network of gathering pipelines and compression stations that serve the Marcellus and Utica shale formations across West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio.