Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for AM Q1 Earnings

Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE:AM) – Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Antero Midstream in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.27 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 FY2028 earnings at $1.19 EPS.

AM has been the topic of a number of other reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Antero Midstream in a research note on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Antero Midstream from $18.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Antero Midstream from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Antero Midstream from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $21.33.

Antero Midstream Stock Performance

NYSE:AM opened at $22.87 on Friday. Antero Midstream has a twelve month low of $15.07 and a twelve month high of $23.10. The company has a market cap of $10.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.59 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a current ratio of 3.41, a quick ratio of 3.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $19.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $18.60.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Antero Midstream by 330.2% in the 3rd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,295 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 994 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Antero Midstream in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Antero Midstream during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Antero Midstream during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Arax Advisory Partners lifted its position in Antero Midstream by 83.9% in the fourth quarter. Arax Advisory Partners now owns 1,734 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 791 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 53.97% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Antero Midstream news, Director Brooks J. Klimley sold 5,000 shares of Antero Midstream stock in a transaction 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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,277,420.98. The trade was a 6.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Antero Midstream Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were issued a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 28th. Antero Midstream’s payout ratio is presently 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.