CVR Energy (CVI) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, CVI or AROC?

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

Does the media refer more to CVI or AROC?

In the previous week, CVR Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CVR Energy and 8 mentions for Archrock. CVR Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Archrock's score of 1.52 indicating that CVR Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CVR Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Archrock	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CVI or AROC?

98.9% of CVR Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Archrock shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Archrock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CVI or AROC?

CVR Energy presently has a consensus price target of $22.25, suggesting a potential downside of 25.06%. Archrock has a consensus price target of $28.40, suggesting a potential upside of 14.47%. Given Archrock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Archrock is more favorable than CVR Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVR Energy	6 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.14
Archrock	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is CVI or AROC a better dividend stock?

CVR Energy pays an annual dividend of $9.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 30.4%. Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. CVR Energy pays out -272.3% 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. CVR Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Archrock has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. CVR Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CVI or AROC?

Archrock has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
CVR Energy	$7.19B	0.42	$7M	-$3.32	-8.94
Archrock	$1.16B	3.77	$172.23M	$1.32	18.80

Is CVI or AROC 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
CVR Energy	-4.63%	-18.11%	-3.52%
Archrock	17.17%	18.74%	6.28%

Summary

Archrock beats CVR Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.