Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) Given New $21.00 Price Target at Wells Fargo & Company

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $20.00 to $21.00 in a research report released on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have an equal weight rating on the pipeline company’s stock.

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

Antero Midstream Trading Up 2.5%

Shares of AM stock opened at $21.43 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $18.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $18.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.14 billion, a PE ratio of 24.92 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 3.41 and a quick ratio of 1.26. Antero Midstream has a 1-year low of $15.07 and a 1-year high of $21.66.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The pipeline company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.13). Antero Midstream had a net margin of 34.77% and a return on equity of 20.12%. The business had revenue of $297.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $292.46 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.23 EPS. Antero Midstream’s revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Antero Midstream will post 0.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Antero Midstream Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were given a $0.225 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 28th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. Antero Midstream’s payout ratio is currently 104.65%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Brooks J. Klimley sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,277,420.98. This represents a 6.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.86% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Antero Midstream

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its position in Antero Midstream by 33.3% during 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 in the last quarter. MAI Capital Management raised its stake in shares of Antero Midstream by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 44,049 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $835,000 after acquiring an additional 589 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Antero Midstream by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 38,108 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $722,000 after acquiring an additional 610 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in Antero Midstream by 23.0% during the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,305 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 617 shares during the period. Finally, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D boosted its position in Antero Midstream by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 120,765 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $2,148,000 after purchasing an additional 660 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 53.97% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Antero Midstream

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

Antero Midstream Company 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.