Archrock (AROC) Competitors

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR) and Archrock (NYSE:AROC) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, EBR or AROC?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archrock has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to EBR or AROC?

In the previous week, Archrock had 12 more articles in the media than Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Archrock and 0 mentions for Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras. Archrock's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' score of 0.00 indicating that Archrock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	Neutral
Archrock	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EBR or AROC?

2.6% of Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Archrock shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Archrock shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, EBR or AROC?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has higher revenue and earnings than Archrock. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archrock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	$7.45B	2.29	$1.92B	$0.76	9.97
Archrock	$1.16B	3.76	$172.23M	$1.18	20.84

Is EBR or AROC a better dividend stock?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Archrock pays out 64.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Archrock has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is EBR or AROC more profitable?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a net margin of 23.69% compared to Archrock's net margin of 16.38%. Archrock's return on equity of 18.31% beat Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	23.69%	8.14%	3.46%
Archrock	16.38%	18.31%	6.21%

Do analysts recommend EBR or AROC?

Archrock has a consensus target price of $26.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.45%. Given Archrock's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Archrock is more favorable than Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Archrock	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

Archrock beats Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.