Archrock (AROC) Competitors $23.32 -0.06 (-0.24%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.66 +0.35 (+1.48%) As of 07/25/2025 07:17 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AROC vs. FANG, PTEN, HAL, HESM, KMI, LBRT, OKE, OVV, TRGP, and WHDShould you be buying Archrock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Archrock include Diamondback Energy (FANG), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Hess Midstream Partners (HESM), Kinder Morgan (KMI), Liberty Energy (LBRT), ONEOK (OKE), Ovintiv (OVV), Targa Resources (TRGP), and Cactus (WHD). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Archrock vs. Its Competitors Diamondback Energy Patterson-UTI Energy Halliburton Hess Midstream Partners Kinder Morgan Liberty Energy ONEOK Ovintiv Targa Resources Cactus Archrock (NYSE:AROC) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability. Is AROC or FANG a better dividend stock? Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Archrock pays out 64.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diamondback Energy pays out 24.5% 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 and Diamondback Energy has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Which has more risk and volatility, AROC or FANG? Archrock has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AROC or FANG more profitable? Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 30.84% compared to Archrock's net margin of 16.38%. Archrock's return on equity of 18.31% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Archrock16.38% 18.31% 6.21% Diamondback Energy 30.84%11.22%6.53% Do analysts prefer AROC or FANG? Archrock presently has a consensus price target of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.81%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus price target of $191.59, indicating a potential upside of 32.49%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Archrock.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Archrock 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Diamondback Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.05 Does the media favor AROC or FANG? In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 15 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 12 mentions for Archrock. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Archrock's score of 1.17 indicating that Diamondback Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Archrock 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Diamondback Energy 18 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AROC or FANG? Diamondback Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Archrock. Diamondback Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archrock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArchrock$1.16B3.56$172.23M$1.1819.76Diamondback Energy$11.07B3.82$3.34B$16.358.84 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AROC or FANG? 95.5% of Archrock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Archrock shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryDiamondback Energy beats Archrock on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Archrock News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AROC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AROC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AROC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricArchrockOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.13B$5.73B$7.79B$21.04BDividend Yield3.25%2.91%10.93%3.59%P/E Ratio19.7611.2067.0928.45Price / Sales3.565.2439,885.8771.70Price / Cash9.937.5936.3422.92Price / Book3.081.694.004.68Net Income$172.23M$411.58M$4.26B$995.51M7 Day Performance-0.32%3.87%1.30%1.65%1 Month Performance-7.57%1.12%3.22%4.54%1 Year Performance6.80%-0.44%13.89%10.00% Archrock Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AROCArchrock4.542 of 5 stars$23.32-0.2%$27.00+15.8%+9.2%$4.13B$1.16B19.761,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseFANGDiamondback Energy4.9215 of 5 stars$139.84-1.1%$191.55+37.0%-27.6%$40.86B$11.07B8.551,983News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.6565 of 5 stars$5.83-1.9%$8.77+50.5%-43.3%$2.25B$5.15B-2.249,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.8227 of 5 stars$21.23+0.0%$33.47+57.7%-34.3%$18.25B$22.94B8.8848,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHESMHess Midstream Partners3.9915 of 5 stars$39.40-3.9%$43.50+10.4%+8.3%$8.49B$1.50B15.45200News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeKMIKinder Morgan4.7631 of 5 stars$27.12-2.7%$31.00+14.3%+30.0%$60.25B$15.10B22.2310,933Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeLBRTLiberty Energy3.6639 of 5 stars$11.25-0.9%$15.65+39.2%-40.9%$1.82B$4.32B7.455,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionOKEONEOK4.9456 of 5 stars$80.42-3.5%$103.07+28.2%+0.1%$50.63B$21.70B15.715,177Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOVVOvintiv4.6459 of 5 stars$38.89-2.9%$53.81+38.4%-9.7%$10.10B$9.15B16.551,623Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTRGPTarga Resources4.9283 of 5 stars$163.53-4.4%$209.86+28.3%+25.5%$35.47B$16.38B30.123,370Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsWHDCactus3.8059 of 5 stars$43.46-0.2%$52.00+19.7%-23.2%$3.47B$1.13B15.471,600Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FANG Alternatives PTEN Alternatives HAL Alternatives HESM Alternatives KMI Alternatives LBRT Alternatives OKE Alternatives OVV Alternatives TRGP Alternatives WHD Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AROC) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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