Zacks Research Brokers Boost Earnings Estimates for AM

Antero Midstream Co. (NYSE:AM) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Antero Midstream in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.24 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.23. The consensus estimate for Antero Midstream’s current full-year earnings is $0.95 per share.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The pipeline company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by ($0.01). Antero Midstream had a return on equity of 18.82% and a net margin of 36.24%.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Antero Midstream from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. StockNews.com cut shares of Antero Midstream from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 15th.

Antero Midstream Stock Performance

NYSE AM opened at $17.95 on Friday. Antero Midstream has a fifty-two week low of $13.12 and a fifty-two week high of $18.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.62 and a beta of 2.33. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $16.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.74.

Antero Midstream Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 29th were given a dividend of $0.225 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 29th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.02%. Antero Midstream’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 108.43%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Antero Midstream

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hancock Whitney Corp lifted its holdings in Antero Midstream by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 43,085 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $650,000 after purchasing an additional 624 shares in the last quarter. Birch Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Antero Midstream by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Birch Capital Management LLC now owns 37,482 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $566,000 after buying an additional 655 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its holdings in Antero Midstream by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 83,452 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,256,000 after buying an additional 685 shares during the last quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Antero Midstream by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 23,893 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $361,000 after buying an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 6.1% during the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 12,263 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $185,000 after acquiring an additional 705 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 53.97% of the company’s stock.

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.