Zacks Research Forecasts Lower Earnings for Antero Midstream

Antero Midstream Co. (NYSE:AM) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Antero Midstream in a report released on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.24 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.25. 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 $0.95 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.09 EPS.

AM has been the topic of several other reports. StockNews.com lowered Antero Midstream from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. 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 report on Tuesday, February 18th.

Antero Midstream Stock Down 4.0 %

AM stock opened at $16.30 on Thursday. Antero Midstream has a fifty-two week low of $13.12 and a fifty-two week high of $17.19. The company has a market capitalization of $7.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.63 and a beta of 2.31. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $16.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last announced its quarterly 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 net margin of 36.24% and a return on equity of 18.82%.

Institutional Trading of Antero Midstream

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hancock Whitney Corp boosted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 624 shares during the last quarter. Birch Capital Management LLC raised its position 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 worth $566,000 after buying an additional 655 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in Antero Midstream by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 83,452 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,256,000 after acquiring an additional 685 shares during the period. KPP Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 23,893 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $361,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 6.1% during the 3rd 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 53.97% of the company’s stock.

Antero Midstream Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 29th were issued a dividend of $0.225 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 29th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.52%. Antero Midstream’s payout ratio is 108.43%.

Antero Midstream Company Profile

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.