Archrock (AROC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Archrock, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Contract Operations and Aftermarket Services. It engages in the designing, sourcing, owning, installing, operating, servicing, repairing, and maintaining of its owned fleet of natural gas compression equipment to provide natural gas compression services. The company also sells over-the-counter parts and components; and provides operations, major and routine maintenance, overhaul, and reconfiguration services to customers who own compression equipment. It serves integrated and independent oil and natural gas processors, gatherers, and transporters. The company was formerly known as Exterran Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Archrock, Inc. in November 2015. Archrock, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.74 to $23.24
• 50-Day Range: $22.03 to $26.42
• 52-Week Range: $18.38 to $30.44
• Volume: 1.24 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.69 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.08 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.59
• Dividend Yield: 3.62%
• Price Target: $28.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Archrock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Archrock scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 48th out of 270 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Archrock has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Archrock has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.69%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Archrock are expected to grow by 25.69% in the coming year, from $1.09 to $1.37 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Archrock is 17.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Archrock is 17.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 76.47.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Archrock has a PEG Ratio of 1.18. 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 2.90. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.78% of the outstanding shares of Archrock have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Archrock has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Archrock has recently decreased by 5.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Archrock is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.68%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Archrock has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Archrock is 63.64%. 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 61.31% next year. This indicates that Archrock will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.78% of the outstanding shares of Archrock have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Archrock has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Archrock has recently decreased by 5.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

Archrock has a news sentiment score of 0.86. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Archrock this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for AROC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 900% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Archrock to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Archrock insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,029,462.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.60% 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.

AROC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AROC shares performed this year?

Archrock's stock was trading at $24.89 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, AROC shares have decreased by 6.7% and is now trading at $23.2240.

How were Archrock's earnings last quarter?

Archrock, Inc. (NYSE:AROC) released its earnings results on Monday, August, 4th. The energy company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.02. Archrock's revenue was up 41.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Archrock buying back stock?

Archrock's board approved a stock buyback program on Monday, May 5th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $50,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 1.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are Archrock's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Archrock include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.30%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.16%), Boston Partners (0.74%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.40%). Insiders that own company stock include Ocean Reserves Lp Old, Jason Ingersoll and Donna A Henderson.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Archrock?

Shares of AROC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Archrock own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Archrock investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/13 Dividend: 5/06/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/13 Dividend: 5/06/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/13/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2025
• Record date for 8/12 Dividend: 8/05/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/12 Dividend: 8/05/2025
• Today: 8/09/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/12/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - FIELD SVCS
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AROC
• CIK: 1389050
• Web: www.archrock.com
• Phone: (281) 836-8000
• Fax: 281-854-3051
• Employees: 1,300
• Year Founded: 1954

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Archrock: $28.40
• High Price Target: $33.00
• Low Price Target: $24.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.31
• P/E Growth: 1.18
• Net Income: $172.23 million
• Net Margins: 17.17%
• Pretax Margin: 22.93%
• Return on Equity: 18.74%
• Return on Assets: 6.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.86
• Current Ratio: 1.81
• Quick Ratio: 0.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.53
• Cash Flow: $2.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.71
• Book Value: $8.01 per share
• Price / Book: 2.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 175,820,000
• Free Float: 172,212,000
• Market Cap: $4.08 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10