Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen upgraded Ameresco from “sell” to “hold,” while analysts overall maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus with an average price target of $41.89.
• Ameresco’s latest quarterly results met expectations with $0.20 EPS and revenue of $515.46 million, up 9.1% year over year; full-year 2026 guidance is $1.15–$1.35 EPS.
• The stock opened at $21.54, near the lower end of its 52-week range, while insiders bought 75,025 shares worth approximately $1.78 million over the past 90 days.

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC - Get Free Report) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report issued on Sunday, Wall Street Zen reports.

AMRC has been the subject of several other reports. Zacks Research lowered Ameresco from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of Ameresco in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Ameresco to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price target on Ameresco from $44.00 to $36.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Ameresco from a "sell (d)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $41.89.

Ameresco Trading Down 0.6%

NYSE AMRC opened at $21.54 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.42, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 2.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.67. Ameresco has a one year low of $18.38 and a one year high of $44.93. The company's 50 day moving average price is $23.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $26.30.

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The utilities provider reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.20. The firm had revenue of $515.46 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $465.18 million. Ameresco had a return on equity of 2.82% and a net margin of 1.40%.Ameresco's revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.27 EPS. Ameresco has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.150-1.350 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Ameresco will post 1.22 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Ameresco

In other Ameresco news, CEO George Sakellaris acquired 5,000 shares of Ameresco stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The stock was bought at an average price of $20.91 per share, for a total transaction of $104,550.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,000,597 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,922,483.27. This trade represents a 0.50% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Brian Cox bought 39,700 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $25.07 per share, for a total transaction of $995,279.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 39,700 shares of the company's stock, valued at $995,279. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders acquired 75,025 shares of company stock worth $1,778,963. Corporate insiders own 45.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in Ameresco during the second quarter valued at about $261,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new stake in Ameresco in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,124,000. Raiffeisen Bank International AG bought a new stake in Ameresco during the second quarter worth approximately $2,657,000. Northside Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Ameresco during the second quarter worth approximately $207,000. Finally, Handelsbanken Fonder AB grew its holdings in Ameresco by 5.3% during the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 857,979 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $23,680,000 after purchasing an additional 42,826 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.24% of the company's stock.

About Ameresco

Ameresco, Inc is an energy solutions and renewable energy company that develops, designs, engineers, and operates projects intended to improve energy efficiency, reduce energy costs, and support decarbonization. The company serves public-sector, commercial, industrial, healthcare, education, and utility customers.

Ameresco's services include energy-efficiency upgrades, energy infrastructure modernization, renewable energy development, battery energy storage, distributed energy systems, and operations and maintenance.

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