Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) Stock Gets Downgrade from Zacks Research

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) was downgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, Zacks reports. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Antero Midstream’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q3 2028 earnings at $0.31 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.24 EPS.

AM has been the topic of several other research reports. Capital One Financial upgraded Antero Midstream from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $25.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Antero Midstream from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $24.00 price objective on Antero Midstream in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Antero Midstream from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Antero Midstream from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $24.20.

Antero Midstream Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of AM opened at $20.57 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.49 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.84. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $21.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $21.78. Antero Midstream has a 52 week low of $16.96 and a 52 week high of $23.83.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The pipeline company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.27. The company had revenue of $327.24 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $326.43 million. Antero Midstream had a return on equity of 20.19% and a net margin of 32.41%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.29 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Antero Midstream will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Antero Midstream news, Director Brooks J. Klimley sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.27, for a total transaction of $106,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 68,204 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,450,699.08. The trade was a 6.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Sheri Pearce sold 16,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.01, for a total value of $352,160.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 83,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,846,639. This trade represents a 16.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Continuum Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Antero Midstream in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new position in Antero Midstream in the second quarter valued at about $30,000. Eastern Bank lifted its stake in Antero Midstream by 428.8% in the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 1,375 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 1,115 shares during the period. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Antero Midstream in the second quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in Antero Midstream by 36.4% in the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,014 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 537 shares during the period. 53.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Antero Midstream

Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE: AM) owns, operates and develops midstream energy infrastructure that supports natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil production. The company’s services include gathering and compression, water handling and other infrastructure activities that help producers transport hydrocarbons from well sites to processing and takeaway facilities.

Antero Midstream primarily serves Antero Resources’ operations in the Appalachian Basin, particularly in West Virginia and Ohio.