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

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) was downgraded by investment analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on AMRC. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Ameresco in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Ameresco from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Ameresco from $40.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 13th. B. Riley Financial lifted their target price on shares of Ameresco from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Ameresco from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.11.

Ameresco Stock Performance

Shares of AMRC opened at $30.81 on Monday. 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 has a one year low of $12.37 and a one year high of $44.93. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $27.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.63 billion, a PE ratio of 53.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 2.55.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Ameresco

In related news, Director Nickolas Stavropoulos sold 15,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.15, for a total transaction of $536,155.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,111 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $481,890.65. This trade represents a 52.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 16,920 shares of company stock worth $574,440 over the last ninety days. 44.96% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ameresco

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AMRC. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in shares of Ameresco during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Fifth Third Bancorp bought a new stake in shares of Ameresco during the first quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Ameresco during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $48,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ameresco during the third quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in shares of Ameresco by 99.4% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,518 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 1,754 shares in the last quarter. 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: Ameresco and Hannon Armstrong (HASI) formed a joint venture, Neogenyx Fuels, to scale advanced biofuels; HASI committed $400M and the venture is valued at $1.8B — a material strategic partnership that could accelerate growth and open new revenue/EBITDA streams. Ameresco and HASI Announce Formation of Neogenyx Fuels
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue beat: Ameresco reported Q1 revenue of $401.5M (+13.8% Y/Y), above consensus — evidence demand remains healthy across its energy-efficiency and renewable projects. Ameresco Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management framed the quarter as part of a “transformative growth path” on the earnings call, highlighting pipeline/backlog and strategic initiatives that support medium-term growth expectations. Earnings Call Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Robert W. Baird lowered its price target to $36 from $44 but kept an “Outperform” rating — a vote of confidence tempered by a smaller upside. Baird Lowers Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Street consensus remains mixed-to-positive: brokerages’ average rating is around “Moderate Buy,” indicating continued analyst support despite the quarter’s misses. Average Rating: Moderate Buy
• Negative Sentiment: EPS miss: Q1 EPS was ($0.33) vs. consensus ($0.27) — the company missed bottom-line expectations, which pressured the share reaction. Q1 Results and Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: FY‑2026 guidance came as a range (EPS 1.060–1.280, revenue ~$2.0–2.2B); some investors parsed the lower end as cautious versus consensus, adding uncertainty ahead of full-year execution. Guidance Details
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks added AMRC to its Rank #5 (Strong Sell) list — an influential sell signal that likely amplified short-term selling pressure. Zacks Rank #5 Addition

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.