Capital One Financial Has Optimistic View of AM Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has raised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Antero Midstream to $0.25 per share, up from $0.24, with a full-year target of $1.02 EPS for 2025.
• Antero Midstream recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per share, yielding 4.9%, with a payout ratio of 94.74%.
• The company's shares have a 12-month high of $19.08 and are currently priced at $18.53, reflecting a stable performance in the energy sector.

Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE:AM - Free Report) - Capital One Financial raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Antero Midstream in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, July 31st. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now forecasts that the pipeline company will earn $0.25 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.24. The consensus estimate for Antero Midstream's current full-year earnings is $0.95 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Antero Midstream's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS.

AM has been the subject of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Antero Midstream from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "underweight" rating and issued a $17.00 target price (up previously from $16.00) on shares of Antero Midstream in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Antero Midstream from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday.

Antero Midstream Price Performance

Shares of AM opened at $18.53 on Monday. Antero Midstream has a 12-month low of $13.12 and a 12-month high of $19.08. The business's fifty day moving average is $18.10 and its 200 day moving average is $17.38. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The stock has a market cap of $8.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.51 and a beta of 0.97.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The pipeline company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.02. Antero Midstream had a return on equity of 21.67% and a net margin of 39.53%. The firm had revenue of $305.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $292.70 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.23 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Antero Midstream

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AM. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in Antero Midstream by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 318,777 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $4,810,000 after purchasing an additional 4,710 shares during the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA lifted its stake in Antero Midstream by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 53,386 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $806,000 after purchasing an additional 3,888 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Antero Midstream during the fourth quarter worth about $163,000. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 18.5% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 251,813 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $3,800,000 after buying an additional 39,340 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,106,502 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $92,174,000 after buying an additional 25,001 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 53.97% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Brooks J. Klimley sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.88, for a total transaction of $94,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 73,645 shares in the company, valued at $1,390,417.60. The trade was a 6.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Antero Midstream Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.225 per share. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 23rd. Antero Midstream's payout ratio is presently 94.74%.

About Antero Midstream

Antero Midstream Corporation owns, operates, and develops midstream energy assets in the Appalachian Basin. It operates in two segments, Gathering and Processing, and Water Handling. The Gathering and Processing segment includes a network of gathering pipelines and compressor stations that collects and processes production from Antero Resources' wells in West Virginia and Ohio.

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