Zacks Research Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for AM

Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE:AM) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Antero Midstream in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 22nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.25 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS.

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

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (a-)” rating on shares of Antero Midstream in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Antero Midstream from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Antero Midstream from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Antero Midstream from $15.50 to $17.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Antero Midstream from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $18.50.

Antero Midstream Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE AM opened at $17.84 on Friday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $8.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.77 and a beta of 0.85. Antero Midstream has a 1-year low of $14.22 and a 1-year high of $19.82. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $18.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $18.04.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Antero Midstream during the second quarter valued at approximately $80,504,000. Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. boosted its stake in Antero Midstream by 31.7% during the 1st quarter. Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. now owns 9,311,881 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $167,614,000 after purchasing an additional 2,242,283 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Antero Midstream during the 1st quarter valued at $25,226,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in Antero Midstream by 56.6% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new position in Antero Midstream during the 2nd quarter valued at $20,044,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 53.97% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Sheri Pearce sold 39,155 shares of Antero Midstream stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the insider owned 106,489 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,864,622.39. This trade represents a 26.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.86% of the company’s stock.

Antero Midstream Dividend Announcement

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

Antero Midstream Company Profile

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.