Q1 EPS Forecast for Antero Midstream Raised by Analyst

Antero Midstream Co. (NYSE:AM) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Antero Midstream in a research report issued on Friday, October 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.25 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.24. The consensus estimate for Antero Midstream’s current full-year earnings is $0.85 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Midstream’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Antero Midstream from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 27th. StockNews.com cut Antero Midstream from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 5th.

Antero Midstream Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of Antero Midstream stock opened at $15.15 on Monday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $14.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $14.57. Antero Midstream has a fifty-two week low of $11.58 and a fifty-two week high of $15.87. The firm has a market cap of $7.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.94 and a beta of 2.34. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The pipeline company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by ($0.04). Antero Midstream had a return on equity of 19.40% and a net margin of 36.19%. The firm had revenue of $269.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $274.66 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.22 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Antero Midstream Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 23rd will be given a $0.225 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 23rd. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.94%. Antero Midstream’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 112.50%.

Insider Activity at Antero Midstream

In other news, insider Sheri Pearce sold 23,518 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.59, for a total value of $343,127.62. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 130,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,901,791.91. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Antero Midstream

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Antero Midstream by 50.5% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,513,473 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $18,964,000 after acquiring an additional 507,577 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of Antero Midstream by 19.2% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,696,887 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $21,262,000 after purchasing an additional 272,751 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Antero Midstream by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 35,545,837 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $445,389,000 after purchasing an additional 193,263 shares in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Antero Midstream by 200.6% in the 4th quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 33,635 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $421,000 after buying an additional 22,444 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital acquired a new position in Antero Midstream in the first quarter worth approximately $208,000. 53.97% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.