Archrock (AROC) Competitors

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) and Archrock (NYSE:AROC) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Is FANG or AROC a better dividend stock?

Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Diamondback Energy pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Archrock pays out 63.6% 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. Diamondback Energy has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Archrock has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer FANG or AROC?

Diamondback Energy presently has a consensus price target of $191.45, suggesting a potential upside of 36.54%. Archrock has a consensus price target of $28.40, suggesting a potential upside of 19.48%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Archrock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamondback Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05
Archrock	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more risk & volatility, FANG or AROC?

Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archrock has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FANG or AROC more profitable?

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 27.25% compared to Archrock's net margin of 17.17%. Archrock's return on equity of 18.74% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamondback Energy	27.25%	9.48%	5.63%
Archrock	17.17%	18.74%	6.28%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FANG or AROC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diamondback Energy	$11.07B	3.67	$3.34B	$14.07	9.97
Archrock	$1.16B	3.61	$172.23M	$1.32	18.01

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FANG or AROC?

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Archrock shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Archrock shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to FANG or AROC?

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 26 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 13 mentions for Archrock. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Archrock's score of 1.05 indicating that Diamondback Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diamondback Energy	25 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Archrock	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Archrock on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.