Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) Announces FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.850-1.950 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.230. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.1 billion-$2.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.1 billion. Ameresco also updated its Q4 2026 guidance to 0.950-1.050 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on AMRC. Wall Street Zen upgraded Ameresco from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, September 27th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Ameresco to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. BNP Paribas Exane raised Ameresco from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $34.00 to $40.00 in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on Ameresco from $62.00 to $61.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Ameresco from $38.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $40.71.

Ameresco Trading Down 3.8%

AMRC opened at $26.57 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.65. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $21.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $26.14. Ameresco has a one year low of $18.09 and a one year high of $37.14. The stock has a market cap of $1.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 2.50.

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 9th. The utilities provider reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $580.32 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $572.89 million. Ameresco had a return on equity of 4.68% and a net margin of 2.01%. Ameresco’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.35 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Ameresco will post 1.30 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ameresco news, Director Brian Cox bought 4,625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $21.64 per share, for a total transaction of $100,085.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 44,325 shares in the company, valued at $959,193. This trade represents a 11.65% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO George Sakellaris bought 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 28th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $22.13 per share, with a total value of $66,390.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,013,597 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,430,901.61. This trade represents a 0.30% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have acquired a total of 29,325 shares of company stock valued at $628,664 in the last three months. 45.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Top Ameresco Stories

Investors following AMRC have been watching these stories:

• Positive Sentiment: Ameresco raised its 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $1.85–$1.95, well above the $1.23 analyst consensus. It forecast revenue of $2.1 billion–$2.2 billion, broadly in line with expectations. Fourth-quarter EPS guidance also exceeded consensus. Ameresco guidance
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s $7.2 billion record backlog and growth in recurring revenue were highlighted as supports for future growth and improving margins. Q3 deep dive
• Negative Sentiment: Stifel cut its price target from $38 to $37, and Canaccord lowered its target from $62 to $61. Both firms retained buy ratings, so the reductions are a modest caution rather than a change to their overall stance. Stifel price target Canaccord price target

Ameresco Company Profile

Ameresco, Inc. is a clean-energy and energy-efficiency company that develops, designs, builds, and operates projects for public- and private-sector customers. Its clients include federal, state and local government agencies, schools, healthcare organizations, utilities, and commercial and industrial businesses. The company’s services include improving the energy performance of buildings and infrastructure, developing renewable-energy projects, and providing distributed energy systems, microgrids, energy storage, and related operations and maintenance.