Candriam S.C.A. Purchases 142,925 Shares of Ameresco, Inc. $AMRC

Candriam S.C.A. acquired a new position in Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 142,925 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,971,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Ameresco by 13.1% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,439,669 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $36,711,000 after buying an additional 167,068 shares in the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its stake in shares of Ameresco by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 857,979 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $23,680,000 after acquiring an additional 42,826 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in Ameresco by 8.5% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 225,628 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $5,754,000 after acquiring an additional 17,696 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Ameresco by 64.7% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 125,441 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,199,000 after acquiring an additional 49,279 shares during the period. Finally, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new position in Ameresco during the 1st quarter valued at about $3,089,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.24% of the company’s stock.

Ameresco News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Ameresco this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Ameresco reported third-quarter EPS of $0.88, above analyst estimates of roughly $0.57–$0.59, and revenue of $580.3 million versus estimates of about $572.9 million. Revenue increased 10.3% year over year, while EPS rose from $0.35 a year earlier. Ameresco Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its 2026 EPS outlook to $1.85–$1.95, well above the $1.23 consensus estimate. Its fourth-quarter EPS forecast of $0.95–$1.05 also exceeds the $0.77 consensus. Full-year revenue guidance is $2.1 billion–$2.2 billion. Ameresco earnings guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Ameresco highlighted a record backlog of about $7.15 billion, providing visibility into potential future work. Coverage also points to backlog expansion and recurring revenue as support for growth and margin gains. AMRC Q3 2026 deep dive
• Neutral Sentiment: Management said it expects five data-center projects could take 12 to 18 months to become contracted backlog. They represent potential growth, but are not yet secured backlog. Ameresco data-center projects
• Negative Sentiment: Fourth-quarter revenue guidance of $625 million–$650 million has a midpoint slightly below analysts’ $639.2 million estimate, tempering the otherwise strong outlook. Ameresco earnings guidance

Ameresco Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:AMRC opened at $27.46 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $21.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.67 and a quick ratio of 1.66. The company has a market capitalization of $1.46 billion, a PE ratio of 36.13, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 2.50. Ameresco, Inc. has a 1-year low of $18.09 and a 1-year high of $37.14.

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 9th. The utilities provider reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.31. Ameresco had a net margin of 2.01% and a return on equity of 5.13%. The company had revenue of $580.32 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $572.89 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.35 EPS. Ameresco’s revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that Ameresco, Inc. will post 1.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO George Sakellaris bought 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $20.91 per share, with a total value of $104,550.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,000,597 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,922,483.27. This represents a 0.50% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Jennifer Miller bought 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $20.96 per share, for a total transaction of $41,920.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 34,546 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $724,084.16. This represents a 6.15% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders acquired a total of 29,325 shares of company stock valued at $628,664 over the last ninety days. 45.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on AMRC shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ameresco from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, September 27th. Robert W. Baird downgraded shares of Ameresco from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $36.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Ameresco in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. BNP Paribas Exane raised Ameresco from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $34.00 to $40.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Ameresco from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, October 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ameresco has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.00.

Ameresco Company Profile

Ameresco, Inc. is a clean-energy and energy-efficiency company that develops, designs, builds, and operates projects for public- and private-sector customers. Its clients include federal, state and local government agencies, schools, healthcare organizations, utilities, and commercial and industrial businesses. The company’s services include improving the energy performance of buildings and infrastructure, developing renewable-energy projects, and providing distributed energy systems, microgrids, energy storage, and related operations and maintenance.