Zacks Research Predicts Weaker Earnings for Antero Midstream

Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE:AM) – Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Antero Midstream in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.23 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.24. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.26 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.28 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on AM. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating and set a $17.00 price objective (up from $16.00) on shares of Antero Midstream in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Antero Midstream from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 3rd.

Antero Midstream Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AM opened at $17.66 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $8.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.29 and a beta of 1.01. Antero Midstream has a 52 week low of $13.12 and a 52 week high of $19.09. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $18.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $17.23. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The pipeline company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.02. Antero Midstream had a net margin of 37.35% and a return on equity of 19.75%. The company had revenue of $291.13 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $277.79 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.21 EPS. Antero Midstream’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Antero Midstream Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 23rd will be issued a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 23rd. Antero Midstream’s payout ratio is 103.45%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Antero Midstream news, Director Brooks J. Klimley sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.88, for a total transaction of $94,400.00. Following the sale, the director owned 73,645 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,390,417.60. The trade was a 6.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Antero Midstream

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hancock Whitney Corp increased its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 1.5% in the 4th 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 during the period. CWM LLC increased its holdings in Antero Midstream by 7.1% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 9,472 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $170,000 after buying an additional 629 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in Antero Midstream by 1.6% in the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 40,726 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $733,000 after buying an additional 640 shares during the last quarter. Commerce Bank increased its holdings in Antero Midstream by 5.0% in the first quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 16,739 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $301,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its holdings in Antero Midstream by 0.4% in the first quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 194,907 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $3,507,000 after buying an additional 845 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.