Advisors Asset Management Inc. Lowers Holdings in Antero Midstream Corporation $AM

Advisors Asset Management Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE:AM) by 32.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 247,251 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 119,245 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. owned approximately 0.05% of Antero Midstream worth $4,807,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AM. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Antero Midstream by 330.2% during the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,295 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 994 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Antero Midstream during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Antero Midstream in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its stake in Antero Midstream by 33.3% during the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 2,263 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 565 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in Antero Midstream by 138.1% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,688 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 1,559 shares during the period. 53.97% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Antero Midstream from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Antero Midstream from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Zacks Research cut Antero Midstream from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Antero Midstream from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Antero Midstream in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $19.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Antero Midstream news, Director Brooks J. Klimley sold 5,000 shares of Antero Midstream stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.59, for a total value of $87,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 72,622 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,277,420.98. The trade was a 6.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Antero Midstream Price Performance

Shares of AM stock opened at $21.43 on Friday. Antero Midstream Corporation has a 12 month low of $15.07 and a 12 month high of $21.66. The company has a current ratio of 3.41, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $18.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $18.22. The company has a market capitalization of $10.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.92 and a beta of 0.81.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The pipeline company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.13). The business had revenue of $297.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $292.46 million. Antero Midstream had a net margin of 34.77% and a return on equity of 20.12%. The business’s revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.23 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Antero Midstream Corporation will post 0.95 EPS for the current year.

Antero Midstream Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were issued a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 28th. Antero Midstream’s payout ratio is presently 104.65%.

Antero Midstream News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Antero Midstream this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management outlined ~8% EBITDA growth and a $360M free cash flow target for 2026, citing scale benefits from the $1.1B HG Midstream acquisition — a clear positive for cash-flow-driven valuation and dividend coverage. Antero Midstream outlines 8% EBITDA growth and $360M free cash flow target for 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Company published its formal fourth-quarter 2025 results and 2026 guidance (press release and SEC filings), giving investors detailed assumptions behind the EBITDA/FCF outlook — useful for updating financial models. Antero Midstream Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Results and 2026 Guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Full Q4 earnings and investor materials (earnings transcript and slide deck) are available for review — they provide color on volumes, compression/gathering performance, and capital priorities but require parsing to judge sustainability of the targets. Antero Midstream (AM) Q4 2025 Earnings Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target modestly to $21 and kept an “equal weight” rating — a small analyst upgrade but still implies limited upside from current levels. Wells Fargo raises PT to $21
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS missed consensus ($0.11 actual vs. $0.24 expected), with management citing higher operating expenses that offset stronger gathering and compression volumes — this weak print increases short-term earnings risk. Antero Midstream Q4 Earnings Miss on Higher Operating Expenses

Antero Midstream 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.