Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) CEO George Sakellaris Buys 4,000 Shares of Stock

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) CEO George Sakellaris acquired 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $22.84 per share, for a total transaction of $91,360.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,010,597 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,082,035.48. The trade was a 0.40% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Ameresco Trading Up 3.6%

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

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The utilities provider reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20. Ameresco had a return on equity of 2.82% and a net margin of 1.40%.The company had revenue of $515.46 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $465.18 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.27 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Ameresco has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.150-1.350 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Ameresco, Inc. will post 1.24 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on AMRC. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Ameresco from $28.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Zacks Research upgraded Ameresco from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Ameresco from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the company from $34.00 to $40.00 in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings raised Ameresco from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Guggenheim initiated coverage on Ameresco in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. They set a “neutral” rating for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $41.89.

Institutional Trading of Ameresco

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMRC. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Ameresco during the 1st quarter worth approximately $820,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Ameresco by 2.1% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 42,477 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $513,000 after buying an additional 884 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Ameresco by 23.6% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 222,433 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,687,000 after acquiring an additional 42,499 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in Ameresco in the first quarter valued at about $1,187,000. Finally, Creative Planning bought a new position in Ameresco during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $153,000. 99.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

More 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.

Ameresco Company Profile

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.