CVR Energy (CVI) Competitors

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

Is AROC or CVI more profitable?

Archrock has a net margin of 16.38% compared to CVR Energy's net margin of -2.68%. Archrock's return on equity of 18.31% beat CVR Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Archrock	16.38%	18.31%	6.21%
CVR Energy	-2.68%	-12.66%	-2.75%

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are owned 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, AROC or CVI?

Archrock has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVR Energy has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable 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	3.66	$172.23M	$1.18	20.33
CVR Energy	$7.61B	0.40	$7M	-$1.97	-15.34

Does the media prefer AROC or CVI?

In the previous week, Archrock had 5 more articles in the media than CVR Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Archrock and 5 mentions for CVR Energy. CVR Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Archrock's score of 1.01 indicating that CVR Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Archrock	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CVR Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer AROC or CVI?

Archrock presently has a consensus target price of $26.67, suggesting a potential upside of 11.16%. CVR Energy has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 23.89%. Given Archrock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
CVR Energy	5 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.29

Summary

Archrock beats CVR Energy on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.