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

Antero Midstream Co. (NYSE:AM) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Antero Midstream in a report issued on Tuesday, April 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.24 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.25. The consensus estimate for Antero Midstream’s current full-year earnings is $0.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Midstream’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS.

AM has been the topic of a number of other reports. StockNews.com upgraded Antero Midstream from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 30th. Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. cut Antero Midstream from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $12.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $12.70.

Antero Midstream Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:AM opened at $13.65 on Wednesday. Antero Midstream has a 12-month low of $9.69 and a 12-month high of $14.52. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $13.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $12.83. The company has a market capitalization of $6.55 billion, a PE ratio of 17.73 and a beta of 2.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 15th. The pipeline company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $260.17 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $261.04 million. Antero Midstream had a return on equity of 19.96% and a net margin of 35.69%. Antero Midstream’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.20 EPS.

Antero Midstream Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 24th will be issued a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 23rd. Antero Midstream’s dividend payout ratio is presently 116.88%.

Insider Activity at Antero Midstream

In other Antero Midstream news, insider Sheri Pearce sold 16,394 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.67, for a total transaction of $224,105.98. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 170,266 shares in the company, valued at $2,327,536.22. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Antero Midstream

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 58.7% during the first quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 33,613 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $365,000 after purchasing an additional 12,431 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 11.8% during the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 99,908 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,086,000 after purchasing an additional 10,513 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 21.4% during the first quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 76,529 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $829,000 after purchasing an additional 13,493 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Antero Midstream during the first quarter worth about $239,000. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 12.1% during the first quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 171,400 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,889,000 after purchasing an additional 18,435 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 53.97% of the company’s stock.

About Antero Midstream

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.