Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) Receives $39.00 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twelve brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and seven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $42.1111.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AMRC. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Ameresco in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. B. Riley Financial upped their target price on shares of Ameresco from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Ameresco from $40.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 13th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on shares of Ameresco from $50.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus restated a “buy” rating and issued a $38.00 target price (up from $37.00) on shares of Ameresco in a report on Wednesday, March 11th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ameresco

In related news, Director Nickolas Stavropoulos sold 15,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.15, for a total value of $536,155.00. Following the sale, the director owned 14,111 shares in the company, valued at $481,890.65. This represents a 52.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 16,920 shares of company stock valued at $574,440. Corporate insiders own 44.96% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ameresco

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in Ameresco by 170.0% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,735,585 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $159,021,000 after purchasing an additional 2,981,689 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Ameresco by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,272,601 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $37,274,000 after purchasing an additional 34,279 shares in the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP grew its position in Ameresco by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 1,066,792 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $31,246,000 after purchasing an additional 102,782 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in Ameresco by 503.4% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,066,571 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $31,240,000 after purchasing an additional 889,820 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Granahan Investment Management LLC grew its position in Ameresco by 108.4% in the 3rd quarter. Granahan Investment Management LLC now owns 890,072 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $29,889,000 after purchasing an additional 462,875 shares in the last quarter. 99.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Ameresco News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Ameresco this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Canaccord Genuity raised its price target sharply to $59 and kept a “buy” rating, signaling strong upside versus the current price and providing momentum for bullish flows. Canaccord price target raise
• Positive Sentiment: Ameresco reported Q1 revenue of $401.5M (above the ~$362.9M estimate) and 13.8% year?over?year revenue growth; management issued FY2026 EPS guidance of $1.06–$1.28, which supports longer?term earnings expectations. Q1 revenue beat and guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Brokerage consensus remains mildly constructive on average — an aggregate “Moderate Buy” reading from broker reports provides baseline support for the shares. Brokerage average rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Robert W. Baird cut its price target from $44 to $36 but kept an “outperform” rating — a mixed signal (lower upside but retained conviction). Baird target cut
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple analyst and media writeups (Globe & Mail roundup, Seeking Alpha transcripts/presentation) provide detailed context from the Q1 call; useful for investors modeling backlog, margin recovery and project timing but not single?handedly market?moving. Analyst insights Earnings presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks downgraded Ameresco from “hold” to “strong sell” and added AMRC to its Rank #5 list, which can trigger outflows from Zacks?driven strategies and add near?term selling pressure. Zacks downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Q1 EPS missed expectations (reported -$0.33 vs. -$0.27 est.), and several commentaries highlight new/formalized regulatory and other risks disclosed in the 10?K — factors that can weigh on sentiment and valuation multiple. Risk disclosure

Ameresco Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AMRC opened at $31.59 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $27.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $30.96. Ameresco has a 1-year low of $12.37 and a 1-year high of $44.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 2.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56.

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The utilities provider reported ($0.33) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.27) by ($0.06). Ameresco had a return on equity of 3.34% and a net margin of 1.59%.The business had revenue of $401.46 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $362.92 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.11) EPS. The company’s revenue was up 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. Ameresco has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.060-1.280 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Ameresco will post 1.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ameresco Company Profile

Ameresco, Inc is a leading independent provider of comprehensive energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions for businesses and governments across North America, Europe and other select markets. Its integrated services portfolio includes energy efficiency retrofits, infrastructure upgrades, distributed generation systems and facility-scale renewable projects. Leveraging performance-based contracting models, Ameresco designs, finances, installs and maintains energy improvements intended to reduce operational costs, mitigate environmental impact and enhance resiliency for its clients.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, Ameresco has completed thousands of projects spanning solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, landfill gas?to?energy, energy storage and microgrid installations.