Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for AM Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Antero Midstream to $0.24, improving from the previous forecast of $0.23, with a current full-year earnings estimate of $0.95 per share.
• Antero Midstream's latest quarterly earnings beat expectations, reporting $0.26 per share against an estimate of $0.24, and its revenue increased by 13.2% year-over-year.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per share, yielding 5.1%, with a payout ratio of 94.74%.

Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE:AM - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Antero Midstream in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.24 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.23. Zacks Research currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Antero Midstream's current full-year earnings is $0.95 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Midstream's FY2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS.

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 for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $292.70 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.23 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on AM. Wall Street Zen upgraded Antero Midstream from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Antero Midstream from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Antero Midstream from $15.50 to $17.50 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Antero Midstream from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Antero Midstream currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $18.50.

Antero Midstream Stock Down 0.1%

AM stock opened at $17.6880 on Monday. Antero Midstream has a 1-year low of $14.06 and a 1-year high of $19.08. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $17.95 and a 200-day moving average price of $17.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.62 and a beta of 0.97.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Antero Midstream

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Antero Midstream by 2.0% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 30,631,765 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $551,372,000 after buying an additional 586,966 shares in the last quarter. Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. raised its position in Antero Midstream by 31.7% during the first quarter. Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. now owns 9,311,881 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $167,614,000 after purchasing an additional 2,242,283 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Antero Midstream by 0.4% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,147,525 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $164,653,000 after purchasing an additional 34,596 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in Antero Midstream by 7.1% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,418,323 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $121,627,000 after purchasing an additional 426,777 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in Antero Midstream by 17.6% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 4,662,358 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $83,922,000 after purchasing an additional 697,234 shares during the period. 53.97% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Antero Midstream news, insider Sheri Pearce sold 39,155 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.51, for a total transaction of $685,604.05. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 106,489 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,864,622.39. The trade was a 26.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Brooks J. Klimley sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.88, for a total value of $94,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 73,645 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,390,417.60. This trade represents a 6.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.86% of the company's stock.

Antero Midstream Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.225 per share. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 23rd. Antero Midstream's payout ratio is currently 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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