Archrock (AROC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Archrock, Inc. is a Houston‐based provider of natural gas compression services and equipment to the oil and gas industry in North America. Founded in 2004, the company supplies both short‐term rentals and long‐term contracts for compression solutions, serving upstream and midstream producers. Archrock’s offerings include engineered compression systems, aftermarket parts, maintenance and field services designed to optimize wellhead and pipeline operations.

The company’s core business activities focus on the design, manufacture, rental and sale of gas compression equipment. Archrock’s fleet encompasses reciprocating and rotary compressor packages tailored to specific field requirements. In addition to equipment deployment, the company provides turnkey project management and technical support, including installation, calibration and ongoing preventative maintenance to ensure continuous, reliable performance.

Archrock’s operations span key shale basins and pipeline networks across the United States and Canada. The company leverages regional service centers and field technicians to respond rapidly to client needs and to minimize downtime. Archrock maintains strategic relationships with exploration and production companies, midstream operators and energy infrastructure firms, positioning itself as a critical partner in gas gathering, transmission and processing.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.24 to $24.70
• 50-Day Range: $22.03 to $25.23
• 52-Week Range: $18.38 to $30.44
• Volume: 1.00 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.42 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.52
• Dividend Yield: 3.44%
• Price Target: $30.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Archrock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Archrock scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 63rd out of 266 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 2 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 18.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 269.24.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Archrock is 18.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 67.20.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Archrock has a PEG Ratio of 1.28. 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 3.23. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.94% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Archrock has recently increased by 7.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Archrock pays a meaningful dividend of 3.39%, 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 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

2.94% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Archrock has recently increased by 7.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.50

News Sentiment

Archrock has a news sentiment score of 1.50. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.96 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Archrock this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for AROC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Archrock to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% 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 $235,400.00 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 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AROC shares have decreased by 2.0% and is now trading at $24.3870.

How were Archrock's earnings last quarter?

Archrock, Inc. (NYSE:AROC) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 4th. The energy company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.02. The company's quarterly revenue was up 41.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Archrock buying back stock?

Archrock's Board of Directors initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, May 5th 2025, which permits the company to buy back $50,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 1.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Who are Archrock's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Archrock include Invesco Ltd. (5.16%), State Street Corp (3.98%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.35%) and Sei Investments Co. (3.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Ocean Reserves Lp Old, Jason Ingersoll, Eric W Thode 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

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2025
• Record date for 8/12 Dividend: 8/05/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/12 Dividend: 8/05/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/12/2025
• Today: 9/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/10/2025
• 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: $30.00
• High Price Target: $33.00
• Low Price Target: $27.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.7%
• 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: 18.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.43
• P/E Growth: 1.28
• 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: 1.30

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.71
• Cash Flow: $2.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.52
• Book Value: $7.56 per share
• Price / Book: 3.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 175,820,000
• Free Float: 171,250,000
• Market Cap: $4.30 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.14