Zacks Research Brokers Increase Earnings Estimates for AM

Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE:AM) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Antero Midstream in a report issued on Wednesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.30 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.24. Zacks Research 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.21 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on AM. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Antero Midstream from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Antero Midstream from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Antero Midstream from $18.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Antero Midstream from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a research note on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $21.33.

Antero Midstream Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:AM opened at $22.76 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.41, a current ratio of 3.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. The business has a fifty day moving average of $19.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $18.69. The stock has a market cap of $10.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.46 and a beta of 0.77. Antero Midstream has a 52-week low of $15.07 and a 52-week high of $23.10.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The pipeline company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.04. Antero Midstream had a return on equity of 20.12% and a net margin of 34.77%.The business had revenue of $297.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $292.46 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.23 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Antero Midstream

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Antero Midstream during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $80,504,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in Antero Midstream by 22.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,848,461 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $152,574,000 after purchasing an additional 1,430,138 shares during the last quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd purchased a new stake in Antero Midstream in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,084,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in Antero Midstream by 56.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,874,379 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $69,739,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400,368 shares during the period. Finally, SIR Capital Management L.P. lifted its stake in Antero Midstream by 1,086.9% during the third quarter. SIR Capital Management L.P. now owns 1,383,349 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $26,892,000 after purchasing an additional 1,266,794 shares in the last quarter. 53.97% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Antero Midstream news, Director Brooks J. Klimley sold 5,000 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 72,622 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,277,420.98. This trade represents a 6.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.86% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Antero Midstream Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 28th were issued a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 28th. Antero Midstream’s payout ratio is 104.65%.

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.