Archrock (AROC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Archrock, Inc. (NYSE: AROC) is a Houston-based energy infrastructure company that provides natural gas compression services in the United States. Compression is used to increase the pressure of natural gas so it can move efficiently through gathering systems, processing facilities, transmission pipelines and other midstream infrastructure.

The company operates a fleet of natural gas compressors and primarily serves customers through contract compression arrangements. Its services support a range of applications, including natural gas gathering, processing, transmission, storage and production. Archrock also provides aftermarket services, such as maintenance, parts and related technical support, for natural gas compression equipment.

Archrock traces its roots to the natural gas compression businesses associated with Exterran Corporation and became an independent public company following a 2015 separation. The company serves major oil and gas producing regions across the United States, including areas connected to key onshore shale basins. Archrock is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Brad Childers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.20 to $29.33
• 50-Day Range: $28.43 to $34.55
• 52-Week Range: $22.88 to $42.23
• Volume: 1.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.52 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.11 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.66
• Dividend Yield: 3.16%
• Price Target: $42.13
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Archrock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Archrock scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 243 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Archrock has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.82, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Archrock has a consensus price target of $42.13, representing about 44.6% upside from its current price of $29.12.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Archrock has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.26%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Archrock are expected to grow by 23.26% in the coming year, from $1.72 to $2.12 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Archrock is 15.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.45.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Archrock is 15.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.48.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Archrock has a PEG Ratio of 1.38. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Archrock has a P/B Ratio of 3.43. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.07% of the float of Archrock has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Archrock has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.28.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Archrock has recently decreased by 9.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Archrock pays a meaningful dividend of 3.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Archrock has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Archrock is 49.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Archrock will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.40% next year. This indicates that Archrock will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

Archrock has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Archrock this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for AROC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -71% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Archrock to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Archrock insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.90% of the stock of Archrock is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.45% of the stock of Archrock is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/11 Dividend: 8/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/11 Dividend: 8/04/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/11/2026
• Today: 10/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Record date for 11/10 Dividend: 11/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/10 Dividend: 11/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AROC
• CIK: 1389050
• Web: www.archrock.com
• Phone: (281) 836-8000
• Fax: 281-854-3051
• Employees: 1,350
• Year Founded: 1954

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Archrock: $42.13
• High Price Target: $46.00
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +44.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.82
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.93
• P/E Growth: 1.38
• Net Income: $322.29 million
• Net Margins: 21.84%
• Pretax Margin: 29.00%
• Return on Equity: 22.22%
• Return on Assets: 7.56%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.51
• Current Ratio: 1.39
• Quick Ratio: 0.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.50 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.39
• Cash Flow: $3.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.96
• Book Value: $8.50 per share
• Price / Book: 3.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 175,338,000
• Free Float: 170,253,000
• Market Cap: $5.11 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.92