Zacks Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for AM

Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE:AM) – Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Antero Midstream in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.24 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.23. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Antero Midstream’s current full-year earnings is $0.95 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Midstream’s FY2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on AM. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Antero Midstream from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Antero Midstream from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Antero Midstream from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Antero Midstream from $15.50 to $17.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $18.50.

Antero Midstream Stock Performance

NYSE AM opened at $17.78 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.71 and a beta of 0.97. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $17.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.60. Antero Midstream has a 1 year low of $14.06 and a 1 year high of $19.08.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The pipeline company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $305.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $292.70 million. Antero Midstream had a net margin of 39.53% and a return on equity of 21.67%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.23 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Antero Midstream

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AM. MetLife Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Antero Midstream by 8.7% in the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 195,670 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $2,953,000 after buying an additional 15,624 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in shares of Antero Midstream by 222.5% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 20,555 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $310,000 after acquiring an additional 14,182 shares during the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its stake in shares of Antero Midstream by 20.5% during the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 5,657 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 963 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Antero Midstream by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 84,853 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,280,000 after acquiring an additional 1,401 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in shares of Antero Midstream by 629.1% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 85,063 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,284,000 after acquiring an additional 73,396 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 53.97% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Antero Midstream news, insider Sheri Pearce sold 39,155 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.51, for a total value of $685,604.05. Following the sale, the insider owned 106,489 shares in the company, valued at $1,864,622.39. This trade represents a 26.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.86% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Antero Midstream Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 23rd were given a $0.225 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 23rd. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.1%. Antero Midstream’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 94.74%.

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.