Ameresco (AMRC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ameresco, Inc., a clean technology integrator, provides a portfolio of energy efficiency and renewable energy supply solutions in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. It operates through U.S. Regions, U.S. Federal, Canada, Europe, Alternative Fuels, and All Other segments. The company offers energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, energy security and resilience, asset sustainability, and renewable energy solutions for businesses and organizations. It designs, develops, engineers, and installs projects that reduce the energy, as well as operations and maintenance (O&M) costs of its customers' facilities; and projects primarily include various measures customized for the facility and designed to enhance the efficiency of building systems, such as heating, ventilation, cooling, and lighting systems. In addition, the company offers renewable energy solutions and services, such as the construction of small-scale plants that the company owns or develops for customers that produce electricity, gas, heat, or cooling from renewable sources of energy and O&M services; and electricity, processed renewable gas fuel, and heat or cooling produced from renewable sources of energy. Further, the company sells photovoltaic (PV) solar energy products and systems, as well as provides consulting, and enterprise energy management services; and operates wind farms. It serves the federal, state, local governments, healthcare and educational institutions, airports, public housing authorities and public universities, municipal utilities, and commercial and industrial customers. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated 185 small-scale renewable energy plants and solar PV installations. Ameresco, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.51 to $13.50
• 50-Day Range: $8.71 to $13.45
• 52-Week Range: $8.49 to $39.68
• Volume: 648,478 shs
• Average Volume: 511,302 shs
• Market Capitalization: $691.70 million
• P/E Ratio: 13.17
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $20.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ameresco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ameresco scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 264 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ameresco has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ameresco has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 33.04%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ameresco are expected to grow by 33.04% in the coming year, from $1.15 to $1.53 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ameresco is 13.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.20.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ameresco is 13.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 51.61.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ameresco has a PEG Ratio of 0.49. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ameresco has a P/B Ratio of 0.74. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.84% of the float of Ameresco has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ameresco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ameresco has recently increased by 9.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Ameresco does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Ameresco does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.27

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.84% of the float of Ameresco has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ameresco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ameresco has recently increased by 9.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Ameresco has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 34 news articles for Ameresco this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ameresco insiders have bought 80,193.87% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $785,274.00 in company stock and sold $978.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

42.00% of the stock of Ameresco is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.24% of the stock of Ameresco is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AMRC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AMRC shares performed this year?

Ameresco's stock was trading at $23.48 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AMRC stock has decreased by 43.9% and is now trading at $13.1650.
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How were Ameresco's earnings last quarter?

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 5th. The utilities provider reported ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.26) by $0.15. Ameresco's revenue for the quarter was up 18.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Ameresco's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Ameresco include Rock Point Advisors LLC (0.98%), DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale (0.63%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.62%) and Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.44%). Insiders that own company stock include George P Sakellaris, Britta Macintosh, Nicole E Bulgarino, Louis P Maltezos, Francis V Wisneski Jr, Jennifer L Miller, Michael T Bakas, Spencer Doran Hole, Mark Chiplock and David J Corrsin.
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How do I buy shares of Ameresco?

Shares of AMRC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Ameresco own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ameresco investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), American Water Works (AWK), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Salesforce (CRM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/05/2025
• Today: 5/09/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Construction - special trade contractors
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AMRC
• CIK: 1488139
• Web: www.ameresco.com
• Phone: (508) 661-2200
• Fax: 508-661-2201
• Employees: 1,270
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $20.33
• High Stock Price Target: $33.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +54.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.45
• P/E Growth: 0.49
• Net Income: $62.47 million
• Net Margins: 3.18%
• Pretax Margin: 1.83%
• Return on Equity: 5.68%
• Return on Assets: 1.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.36
• Current Ratio: 1.27
• Quick Ratio: 1.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.77 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.39
• Cash Flow: $1.85 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.11
• Book Value: $17.71 per share
• Price / Book: 0.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 52,541,000
• Free Float: 30,417,000
• Market Cap: $691.70 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.20