B. Riley Issues Negative Outlook for Ameresco Earnings

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ameresco in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 29th. B. Riley analyst R. Pfingst now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.02 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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 earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.12. Ameresco had a return on equity of 5.68% and a net margin of 3.18%. The business had revenue of $532.67 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $524.31 million.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price objective on Ameresco from $36.00 to $27.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 28th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Ameresco from $34.00 to $18.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. UBS Group cut shares of Ameresco from a "buy" rating to a "sell" rating and cut their target price for the stock from $37.00 to $8.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Baird R W cut 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 report on Tuesday, April 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $22.83.

Ameresco Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of AMRC stock opened at $10.87 on Wednesday. The business's fifty day moving average price is $11.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $20.85. Ameresco has a 1-year low of $8.49 and a 1-year high of $39.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $571.12 million, a PE ratio of 10.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 2.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.26.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. First Eagle Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Ameresco by 87.7% during the 4th quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 421,136 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $9,888,000 after acquiring an additional 196,776 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Ameresco by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,184,264 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $74,767,000 after acquiring an additional 37,359 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in Ameresco by 204.2% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 59,248 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $2,248,000 after acquiring an additional 39,773 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Ameresco by 96.8% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 45,137 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,060,000 after acquiring an additional 22,197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Ameresco during the 4th quarter valued at $1,699,000. 99.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO George P. Sakellaris bought 50,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $9.96 per share, for a total transaction of $498,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 903,638 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,000,234.48. This trade represents a 5.86 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jennifer L. Miller sold 40,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.06, for a total transaction of $842,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 17,225 shares of the company's stock, valued at $362,758.50. This trade represents a 69.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders acquired 80,808 shares of company stock worth $785,274 and sold 40,085 shares worth $843,378. 42.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Ameresco

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.

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