CVR Energy (CVI) Competitors

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) and CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend AROC or CVI?

Archrock presently has a consensus target price of $28.40, indicating a potential upside of 22.29%. CVR Energy has a consensus target price of $23.80, indicating a potential downside of 8.41%. Given Archrock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Archrock is more favorable than CVR Energy.

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)	2.83
CVR Energy	6 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25

Is AROC or CVI more profitable?

Archrock has a net margin of 17.17% compared to CVR Energy's net margin of -4.63%. Archrock's return on equity of 18.74% beat CVR Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Archrock	17.17%	18.74%	6.28%
CVR Energy	-4.63%	-18.11%	-3.52%

Does the media prefer AROC or CVI?

In the previous week, Archrock had 12 more articles in the media than CVR Energy. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Archrock and 7 mentions for CVR Energy. Archrock's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat CVR Energy's score of 0.76 indicating that Archrock is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Archrock	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CVR Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, AROC or CVI?

Archrock has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVR Energy has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, AROC or CVI?

Archrock has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CVR Energy. CVR 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
Archrock	$1.16B	3.55	$172.23M	$1.32	17.59
CVR Energy	$7.61B	0.34	$7M	-$3.32	-7.83

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

95.5% of Archrock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of CVR Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Archrock shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AROC or CVI a better dividend stock?

Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. CVR Energy pays an annual dividend of $9.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 34.8%. Archrock pays out 63.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVR Energy pays out -272.3% 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 CVR Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CVR Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Archrock beats CVR Energy on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.