Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Wells Fargo & Company Analyst Says

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) had its price objective hoisted by research analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $20.00 to $21.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “equal weight” rating on the pipeline company’s stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price target indicates a potential downside of 2.01% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Antero Midstream from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Zacks Research lowered Antero Midstream from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Antero Midstream in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Antero Midstream from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $19.50.

Antero Midstream Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of Antero Midstream stock opened at $21.43 on Friday. Antero Midstream has a 12-month low of $15.07 and a 12-month high of $21.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 3.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $18.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $18.23. The stock 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 released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The pipeline company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by ($0.13). Antero Midstream had a net margin of 34.77% and a return on equity of 20.12%. The company had revenue of $297.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $292.46 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.23 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Antero Midstream will post 0.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Antero Midstream

In related news, Director Brooks J. Klimley sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director directly owned 72,622 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,277,420.98. The trade was a 6.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.86% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Antero Midstream during the 2nd quarter valued at about $80,504,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Antero Midstream by 22.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,848,461 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $152,574,000 after purchasing an additional 1,430,138 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 56.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,874,379 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $69,739,000 after buying an additional 1,400,368 shares during the period. SIR Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in Antero Midstream by 1,086.9% in the 3rd quarter. SIR Capital Management L.P. now owns 1,383,349 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $26,892,000 after acquiring an additional 1,266,794 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Antero Midstream by 12.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,472,491 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $186,328,000 after purchasing an additional 1,161,684 shares during the period. 53.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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

About Antero Midstream

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.