B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Ameresco Earnings

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ameresco in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 29th. B. Riley analyst R. Pfingst now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.02 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Ameresco's current full-year earnings is $1.15 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ameresco's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS.

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.12. Ameresco had a net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 5.68%. The business had revenue of $532.67 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $524.31 million.

AMRC has been the topic of a number of other reports. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Ameresco from $34.00 to $18.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. UBS Group lowered Ameresco from a "buy" rating to a "sell" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $37.00 to $8.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on shares of Ameresco from $36.00 to $27.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Baird R W lowered shares of Ameresco from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Robert W. Baird restated a "neutral" rating and set a $13.00 target price (down previously from $25.00) on shares of Ameresco in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $22.83.

Ameresco Stock Down 1.6 %

AMRC traded down $0.20 on Wednesday, hitting $11.80. 167,778 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 506,756. The company has a market cap of $620.14 million, a PE ratio of 11.80, a PEG ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 2.02. Ameresco has a 12 month low of $8.49 and a 12 month high of $39.68. The stock's fifty day moving average is $11.17 and its 200-day moving average is $20.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.27.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ameresco

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cetera Trust Company N.A increased its holdings in Ameresco by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Trust Company N.A now owns 6,800 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $160,000 after acquiring an additional 440 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of Ameresco by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 41,593 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $977,000 after purchasing an additional 747 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of Ameresco by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 101,730 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $2,389,000 after purchasing an additional 859 shares during the period. Alps Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Ameresco by 2.2% in the first quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 50,285 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $607,000 after buying an additional 1,060 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MetLife Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Ameresco by 10.4% during the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 20,535 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $482,000 after buying an additional 1,930 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.24% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ameresco news, Director Francis V. Wisneski, Jr. purchased 3,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $9.67 per share, with a total value of $33,845.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 17,738 shares of the company's stock, valued at $171,526.46. The trade was a 24.58 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO George P. Sakellaris acquired 50,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were bought at an average price of $9.96 per share, with a total value of $498,000.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 903,638 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,000,234.48. The trade was a 5.86 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have acquired 80,808 shares of company stock worth $785,274 in the last quarter. Insiders own 42.00% of the company's stock.

Ameresco Company Profile

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.