Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for Antero Midstream

Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE:AM) – Zacks Research upped their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Antero Midstream in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 22nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $0.25 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.24. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The pipeline company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.02. Antero Midstream had a net margin of 39.53% and a return on equity of 21.67%. The company had revenue of $305.47 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $292.70 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.23 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Antero Midstream from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Antero Midstream from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Antero Midstream from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (a-)” rating on shares of Antero Midstream in a report on Friday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Antero Midstream from $15.50 to $17.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.50.

Antero Midstream Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE AM opened at $17.83 on Friday. Antero Midstream has a 12 month low of $14.22 and a 12 month high of $19.82. The company has a 50-day moving average of $18.39 and a 200-day moving average of $18.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The company has a market cap of $8.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.77 and a beta of 0.85.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Antero Midstream

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Transce3nd LLC purchased a new position in Antero Midstream in the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Antero Midstream by 33.3% during the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 2,263 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 565 shares during the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Antero Midstream by 58.8% during the 2nd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,700 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Antero Midstream by 401.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,778 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 2,224 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its stake in shares of Antero Midstream by 41.2% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 4,551 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 1,328 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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 company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.51, for a total value of $685,604.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 106,489 shares in the company, valued at $1,864,622.39. This represents a 26.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Antero Midstream Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 22nd will be issued a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 22nd. Antero Midstream’s dividend payout ratio is currently 94.74%.

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.