Zacks Research Expects Reduced Earnings for Antero Midstream

Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE:AM) – Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Antero Midstream in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 1st. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.26 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.27. The consensus estimate for Antero Midstream’s current full-year earnings is $1.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Midstream’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on AM. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Antero Midstream from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Antero Midstream from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Antero Midstream from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded Antero Midstream from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $26.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $24.00.

Antero Midstream Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of NYSE:AM opened at $22.41 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. Antero Midstream has a 12-month low of $16.77 and a 12-month high of $23.83. The company has a market cap of $10.65 billion, a PE ratio of 26.06 and a beta of 0.64. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $21.69 and a 200 day moving average of $20.84.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The pipeline company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.26 by ($0.01). Antero Midstream had a return on equity of 20.38% and a net margin of 33.90%.The company had revenue of $314.21 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $311.30 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.25 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Antero Midstream Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 29th were given a $0.225 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 29th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%. Antero Midstream’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 104.65%.

Insider Activity at Antero Midstream

In other news, insider Michael N. Kennedy sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.92, for a total transaction of $2,192,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,500,594 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,893,020.48. The trade was a 6.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Yvette K. Schultz sold 69,269 shares of Antero Midstream stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.90, for a total transaction of $1,516,991.10. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 580,565 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,714,373.50. The trade was a 10.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of AM. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Antero Midstream during the 1st quarter worth approximately $579,000. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 16.0% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 14,685 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $335,000 after purchasing an additional 2,029 shares during the period. Ariadne Wealth Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Antero Midstream in the first quarter worth about $230,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 69.6% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,207,784 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $27,537,000 after purchasing an additional 495,481 shares during the period. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its position in Antero Midstream by 71.0% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 273,772 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $6,242,000 after buying an additional 113,696 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 53.97% of the company’s stock.

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.