B. Riley Issues Negative Forecast for Ameresco Earnings

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) – Analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Ameresco in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 6th. B. Riley analyst R. Pfingst now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.44 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.65. The consensus estimate for Ameresco’s current full-year earnings is $1.15 per share.

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The utilities provider reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.26) by $0.15. Ameresco had a net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 5.68%. The firm had revenue of $352.83 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $323.71 million. During the same period last year, the company posted ($0.10) EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 18.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the stock. Piper Sandler set a $21.00 price objective on shares of Ameresco and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $13.00 target price (down from $25.00) on shares of Ameresco in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Baird R W downgraded shares of Ameresco from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Ameresco from $34.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, UBS Group cut shares of Ameresco from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $37.00 to $8.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ameresco has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $20.33.

Ameresco Trading Up 3.9 %

NYSE AMRC opened at $13.17 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $691.70 million, a PE ratio of 13.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 2.20. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $11.00 and its 200 day moving average is $19.93. Ameresco has a twelve month low of $8.49 and a twelve month high of $39.68.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Francis V. Wisneski, Jr. purchased 3,500 shares of Ameresco stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $9.67 per share, with a total value of $33,845.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 17,738 shares in the company, valued at approximately $171,526.46. The trade was a 24.58 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO George P. Sakellaris bought 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was bought at an average price of $9.96 per share, for a total transaction of $498,000.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 903,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,000,234.48. The trade was a 5.86 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders bought 80,808 shares of company stock worth $785,274. 42.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Ameresco by 132.0% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 8,009 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $97,000 after acquiring an additional 4,557 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in Ameresco in the fourth quarter valued at about $146,000. Cetera Trust Company N.A boosted its holdings in Ameresco by 6.9% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Trust Company N.A now owns 6,800 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $160,000 after acquiring an additional 440 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in Ameresco by 145.0% during the 4th quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 7,371 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $172,000 after purchasing an additional 4,362 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of Ameresco in the first quarter valued at about $180,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.24% of the company’s stock.

About Ameresco

Ameresco, Inc, a clean technology integrator, provides a portfolio of energy efficiency and renewable energy supply solutions in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. It operates through U.S. Regions, U.S. Federal, Canada, Europe, Alternative Fuels, and All Other segments. The company offers energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, energy security and resilience, asset sustainability, and renewable energy solutions for businesses and organizations.