The stock price of Ameresco Inc (NYSE: AMRC) has surged by 6.37 when compared to previous closing price of 9.58, but the company has seen a -5.74% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-16 that –(BUSINESS WIRE)–WHAT: Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers navigate the energy transition, and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College invite media to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of a new solar array and battery energy storage system (BESS) on campus. The $1.6 million project includes a 300-kilowatt solar array, and a 125-kilowatt BESS designed to offset approximately 60% of the electricity used in Buil.
Is It Worth Investing in Ameresco Inc (NYSE: AMRC) Right Now?
Ameresco Inc (NYSE: AMRC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 9.59x compared to its average ratio. AMRC has 36-month beta value of 2.22. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for AMRC is 31.78M, and currently, short sellers hold a 8.07% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AMRC on April 17, 2025 was 707.30K shares.
AMRC’s Market Performance
The stock of Ameresco Inc (AMRC) has seen a -5.74% decrease in the past week, with a -15.37% drop in the past month, and a -56.36% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.02%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.75% for AMRC. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -10.41% for AMRC stock, with a simple moving average of -59.57% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AMRC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AMRC stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for AMRC by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for AMRC in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $13 based on the research report published on April 15, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AMRC reach a price target of $8, previously predicting the price at $37. The rating they have provided for AMRC stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on March 04th, 2025.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to AMRC, setting the target price at $33 in the report published on September 04th of the previous year.
AMRC Trading at -25.95% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AMRC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -74.32% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.75%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.02%, as shares sank -21.01% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -50.24% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AMRC fell by -5.74%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -64.63% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.37. In addition, Ameresco Inc saw -56.60% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AMRC starting from Chiplock Mark, who sale 95 shares at the price of $11.92 back on Mar 19 ’25. After this action, Chiplock Mark now owns 708 shares of Ameresco Inc, valued at $1,132 using the latest closing price.
Corrsin David J, the EVP and General Counsel of Ameresco Inc, sale 64 shares at $11.92 during a trade that took place back on Mar 19 ’25, which means that Corrsin David J is holding 471 shares at $763 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AMRC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.14 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ameresco Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 5.92, with 1.44 for asset returns.
Based on Ameresco Inc (AMRC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.63 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.68. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.53.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 108.75 million with net debt to EBITDA at 8.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.2. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.88for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.31.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Ameresco Inc (AMRC) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
