Q2 EPS Estimate for Antero Midstream Lowered by Analyst

Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE:AM) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Antero Midstream in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 5th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.24 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.25. Zacks Research 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 Q1 2027 earnings at $0.25 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.26 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on AM. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Antero Midstream from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 23rd. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Antero Midstream from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Antero Midstream in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Antero Midstream from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $19.17.

Antero Midstream Stock Performance

Shares of AM opened at $17.21 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.20 billion, a PE ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $17.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $18.05. Antero Midstream has a 52-week low of $15.07 and a 52-week high of $19.82.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The pipeline company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $294.82 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $287.30 million. Antero Midstream had a net margin of 40.07% and a return on equity of 22.61%. The company’s revenue was down 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.21 earnings per share.

Insider Activity at Antero Midstream

In other news, Director Brooks J. Klimley sold 5,000 shares of Antero Midstream stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.59, for a total value of $87,950.00. Following the transaction, the director directly 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Antero Midstream

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AM. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Antero Midstream during the 2nd quarter worth about $80,504,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Antero Midstream by 22.3% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,848,461 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $152,574,000 after purchasing an additional 1,430,138 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 56.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,874,379 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $69,739,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400,368 shares during the period. SIR Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new position in Antero Midstream during the second quarter valued at approximately $20,044,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 53.97% of the company’s stock.

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.