Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Antero Midstream

Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE:AM) – Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Antero Midstream in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.27 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.30. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Antero Midstream’s current full-year earnings is $1.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Midstream’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.32 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.27 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on AM. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Antero Midstream from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Antero Midstream from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Antero Midstream from $18.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Antero Midstream from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded Antero Midstream from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $26.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Antero Midstream presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $24.00.

Antero Midstream Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:AM opened at $22.10 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.69 and a beta of 0.68. The company’s 50-day moving average is $22.16 and its 200 day moving average is $20.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99. Antero Midstream has a fifty-two week low of $16.77 and a fifty-two week high of $23.83.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The pipeline company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.26 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $314.21 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $311.30 million. Antero Midstream had a net margin of 33.90% and a return on equity of 20.38%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.25 earnings per share.

Antero Midstream Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 13th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 29th were issued a dividend of $0.225 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 29th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. Antero Midstream’s dividend payout ratio is 104.65%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Antero Midstream

In other Antero Midstream news, insider Sheri Pearce sold 14,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.76, for a total transaction of $318,640.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 99,900 shares in the company, valued at $2,273,724. This trade represents a 12.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Michael N. Kennedy sold 100,000 shares of Antero Midstream stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.92, for a total transaction of $2,192,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 1,500,594 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,893,020.48. The trade was a 6.25% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 213,269 shares of company stock valued at $4,713,681 in the last three months. 0.86% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AM. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 0.8% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 180,928 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $3,256,000 after acquiring an additional 1,371 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Antero Midstream by 174.9% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 83,752 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,508,000 after purchasing an additional 53,281 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Antero Midstream by 56.6% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,874,379 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $69,739,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400,368 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in Antero Midstream by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 946,082 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $17,029,000 after purchasing an additional 43,335 shares in the last quarter. Finally, M&T Bank Corp boosted its stake in Antero Midstream by 5.9% in the 2nd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 18,106 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $344,000 after purchasing an additional 1,009 shares during the period. 53.97% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Antero Midstream Company Profile

Antero Midstream Corporation is a publicly traded midstream service provider that was established in 2014 as a spin-off from Antero Resources. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company owns, operates and develops midstream infrastructure to support the gathering, compression, processing, transportation and storage of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and crude oil. Antero Midstream plays a critical role in connecting upstream production in the Appalachian Basin to end-market pipelines and processing facilities.

The company’s core operations include a network of gathering pipelines and compression stations that serve the Marcellus and Utica shale formations across West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio.