Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. Has $2.05 Million Position in Antero Midstream Corporation $AM

Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE:AM) by 215.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 105,243 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after acquiring an additional 71,859 shares during the quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.’s holdings in Antero Midstream were worth $2,046,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Antero Midstream by 330.2% during the 3rd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,295 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 994 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Antero Midstream during the third quarter worth $25,000. Quent Capital LLC bought a new position in Antero Midstream during the third quarter worth $28,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Antero Midstream by 33.3% in the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 2,263 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 565 shares during the period. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Antero Midstream by 58.8% during the second quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,700 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. 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: Analyst raised the Q1 EPS forecast for Antero Midstream, signaling stronger near‑term earnings expectations which supports the stock. Q1 EPS Forecast for Antero Midstream Lifted by Analyst
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research increased FY2026 guidance to $1.17 (from $0.96) and raised multiple 2026 quarter estimates (Q2–Q4 2026), boosting near‑term earnings visibility and supporting valuation — a positive catalyst for the stock.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks significantly lifted its Q2 2027 EPS forecast (to $0.32 from $0.26), which could signal a stronger seasonal/operational outlook that investors may reward.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks maintains a “Hold” rating on AM and the consensus full‑year EPS picture remains mixed (current consensus cited near ~$0.95), so analyst sentiment is cautious overall.
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro and market factors — including geopolitical uncertainty, rising oil, and upcoming CPI/PPI/PCE prints — are keeping broader market volatility elevated and may limit momentum in midstream names like AM.
• Negative Sentiment: Offsetting some upside, Zacks trimmed several 2027 quarter estimates (Q1, Q3 and parts of FY2027 modestly lowered to $1.21 from $1.23), which could weigh on longer‑term earnings expectations and cap multiple expansion.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Brooks J. Klimley sold 5,000 shares of Antero Midstream stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.59, for a total transaction of $87,950.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 72,622 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,277,420.98. This trade represents a 6.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.86% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research downgraded Antero Midstream from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Antero Midstream from $18.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Antero Midstream from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a research report on Friday. 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 report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Antero Midstream from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $21.33.

Antero Midstream Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:AM opened at $22.94 on Monday. Antero Midstream Corporation has a one year low of $15.07 and a one year high of $23.10. The stock has a market cap of $10.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.67 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 3.41 and a quick ratio of 3.41. The company has a 50 day moving average of $19.59 and a 200-day moving average of $18.65.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The pipeline company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.04. Antero Midstream had a return on equity of 20.12% and a net margin of 34.77%.The business had revenue of $297.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $292.46 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.23 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Antero Midstream Corporation will post 0.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Antero Midstream Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were paid a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 28th. Antero Midstream’s dividend payout ratio is presently 104.65%.

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.