George Sakellaris Purchases 5,000 Shares of Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) Stock

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) CEO George Sakellaris bought 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $20.91 per share, with a total value of $104,550.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,000,597 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,922,483.27. This trade represents a 0.50% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Ameresco Price Performance

Shares of AMRC opened at $22.97 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.22 billion, a PE ratio of 44.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 2.62. Ameresco, Inc. has a 52-week low of $18.38 and a 52-week high of $44.93. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $24.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $27.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.67.

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The utilities provider reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.20. The company had revenue of $515.46 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $465.18 million. Ameresco had a net margin of 1.40% and a return on equity of 2.82%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.27 EPS. Ameresco has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.150-1.350 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Ameresco, Inc. will post 1.24 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Ameresco

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Ameresco in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Fifth Third Bancorp bought a new stake in shares of Ameresco during the first quarter worth about $44,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Ameresco during the fourth quarter worth about $48,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in shares of Ameresco by 99.4% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,518 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 1,754 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ameresco in the 4th quarter worth about $55,000. Institutional investors own 99.24% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMRC has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price target on shares of Ameresco from $44.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ameresco from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on Ameresco from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Ameresco in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Ameresco from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $41.89.

Key Ameresco News

Here are the key news stories impacting Ameresco this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Insiders purchased approximately $449,000 of Ameresco stock in recent transactions. CEO George Sakellaris bought 5,000 shares, while directors Joseph Sutton, Jennifer Miller and Brian Cox acquired 9,700, 2,000 and 4,625 shares, respectively. The buying may signal that company leaders view the recent weakness as an attractive entry point. Ameresco insider buying report
• Positive Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald lowered its Ameresco price target from $44 to $36 but maintained an “overweight” rating. Despite the reduction, the new target implies significant potential upside and suggests the analyst remains constructive on the company’s long-term prospects. Cantor Fitzgerald Ameresco price target report
• Positive Sentiment: The latest quarter delivered revenue of $515.5 million, ahead of the $465.2 million consensus estimate, with revenue growth of 9.1% year over year. EPS of $0.20 met expectations, and fiscal 2026 EPS guidance remains $1.15 to $1.35.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts overall maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating, but price targets have varied widely, reflecting uncertainty about Ameresco’s growth outlook and broader weakness affecting the shares.
• Negative Sentiment: EPS declined from $0.27 in the year-ago quarter to $0.20, while net margin was just 1.40%. The stock also remains below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating ongoing technical weakness.
• Negative Sentiment: Ameresco trades at a relatively elevated earnings multiple and carries debt equal to 1.33 times equity, factors that could limit gains if earnings growth slows.

About Ameresco

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.