Antero Midstream Co. (NYSE:AM) Short Interest Up 20.2% in February

Antero Midstream Co. (NYSE:AM - Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 14,940,000 shares, a growth of 20.2% from the February 13th total of 12,430,000 shares. Currently, 4.5% of the company's stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,980,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.0 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently issued reports on AM. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Antero Midstream from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Antero Midstream from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, March 15th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Antero Midstream

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Financial Management Professionals Inc. grew its holdings in Antero Midstream by 58.6% during the 4th quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 2,706 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in shares of Antero Midstream during the third quarter valued at $48,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its stake in Antero Midstream by 20.5% in the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 5,657 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 963 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Antero Midstream by 84.3% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,712 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $86,000 after purchasing an additional 2,612 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Antero Midstream by 44.5% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,372 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $96,000 after purchasing an additional 1,962 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 53.97% of the company's stock.

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Antero Midstream Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of AM traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $17.79. The company's stock had a trading volume of 26,101,162 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,697,599. The stock has a market cap of $8.51 billion, a PE ratio of 21.43 and a beta of 2.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.47. Antero Midstream has a 52 week low of $13.12 and a 52 week high of $17.98. The company's fifty day moving average price is $16.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.62.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The pipeline company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.01). Antero Midstream had a net margin of 36.24% and a return on equity of 18.82%. On average, analysts predict that Antero Midstream will post 0.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Antero Midstream Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 29th were paid a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 29th. Antero Midstream's payout ratio is 108.43%.

About Antero Midstream

Antero Midstream Corporation owns, operates, and develops midstream energy assets in the Appalachian Basin. It operates in two segments, Gathering and Processing, and Water Handling. The Gathering and Processing segment includes a network of gathering pipelines and compressor stations that collects and processes production from Antero Resources' wells in West Virginia and Ohio.