Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) Lowered to Strong Sell Rating by Zacks Research

Zacks Research downgraded shares of Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a report issued on Monday morning,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on AMRC. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Ameresco from $44.00 to $36.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group lowered their price target on Ameresco from $40.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $37.00) on shares of Ameresco in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Weiss Ratings cut Ameresco from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Ameresco from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.11.

Ameresco Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:AMRC opened at $30.81 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $27.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.04. Ameresco has a fifty-two week low of $12.37 and a fifty-two week high of $44.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 2.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 1.51 and a quick ratio of 1.50.

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The utilities provider reported ($0.33) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.27) by ($0.06). Ameresco had a net margin of 1.59% and a return on equity of 3.34%. The company had revenue of $401.46 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $362.92 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.11) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. Ameresco has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.060-1.280 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Ameresco will post 1.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Ameresco

In other news, Director Nickolas Stavropoulos sold 15,700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.15, for a total transaction of $536,155.00. Following the sale, the director owned 14,111 shares in the company, valued at approximately $481,890.65. This represents a 52.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders sold a total of 16,920 shares of company stock worth $574,440 in the last quarter. 44.96% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Ameresco

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in shares of Ameresco during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ameresco during the third quarter worth $50,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Ameresco during the fourth quarter worth $48,000. Fifth Third Bancorp bought a new stake in shares of Ameresco during the first quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ameresco during the fourth quarter worth $55,000. Institutional investors own 99.24% of the company’s stock.

Ameresco News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Ameresco this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Large JV and strategic funding: Ameresco and HASI launched Neogenyx Fuels, a joint venture to scale advanced biofuels; HASI is investing $400M and the venture is valued at $1.8B — this is a major capital commitment and potential growth catalyst for Ameresco. BusinessWire: Ameresco and HASI JV
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue beat and growth: Q1 revenue of $401.5M topped estimates and rose ~13.8% year-over-year, showing demand momentum in Ameresco’s services and project pipeline. BusinessWire: Q1 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings call highlights growth strategy: Management framed the quarter as part of a transformative growth path (projects, renewables, and fuels JV) that could support longer‑term upside if execution continues. TipRanks: Earnings Call Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: FY2026 guidance set but mixed vs. consensus: Ameresco gave EPS guidance of $1.06–$1.28 and revenue guidance roughly $2.0B–$2.2B; the EPS range overlaps consensus but the low end is below Street expectations, leaving investor discretion on whether this is conservative or a warning. Company: FY2026 Guidance (press materials)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst views mixed but leaning constructive: Broker consensus averages to a “Moderate Buy” even as some firms trimmed targets; Robert W. Baird cut its price target to $36 but kept an Outperform rating (signals confidence in long‑term story despite near‑term adjustments). Benzinga: Baird PT Change
• Negative Sentiment: EPS miss and margin pressure: Ameresco reported a ($0.33) EPS vs. ($0.27) expected — the loss widened versus last year — which raises near‑term profitability concerns despite the revenue beat. Zacks: Q1 Loss, Revenue Beat
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks downgrade to Strong Sell: Zacks moved Ameresco to its Rank #5 (Strong Sell), which can accelerate selling pressure from momentum or quant funds and influences investor sentiment. Zacks: New Strong Sell Stocks
• Negative Sentiment: New regulatory & other risk disclosures: Filings highlighted broad/emerging regulatory risks beyond 2025, which may add to uncertainty around project permitting, incentives, and returns. TipRanks: Risk Disclosure

Ameresco Company Profile

Ameresco, Inc is a leading independent provider of comprehensive energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions for businesses and governments across North America, Europe and other select markets. Its integrated services portfolio includes energy efficiency retrofits, infrastructure upgrades, distributed generation systems and facility-scale renewable projects. Leveraging performance-based contracting models, Ameresco designs, finances, installs and maintains energy improvements intended to reduce operational costs, mitigate environmental impact and enhance resiliency for its clients.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, Ameresco has completed thousands of projects spanning solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, landfill gas‐to‐energy, energy storage and microgrid installations.