Energy Transfer (ET) Competitors

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

Is AROC or ET a better dividend stock?

Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Archrock pays out 63.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Energy Transfer pays out 102.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Archrock has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Energy Transfer has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Energy Transfer is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AROC or ET?

Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than Archrock. Energy Transfer 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	3.78	$172.23M	$1.32	18.88
Energy Transfer	$82.67B	0.72	$4.45B	$1.29	13.53

Do analysts rate AROC or ET?

Archrock presently has a consensus price target of $28.40, suggesting a potential upside of 13.99%. Energy Transfer has a consensus price target of $22.75, suggesting a potential upside of 30.34%. Given Energy Transfer's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Energy Transfer 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)	2.83
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AROC or ET?

95.5% of Archrock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Archrock shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, AROC or ET?

Archrock has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Transfer has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AROC or ET more profitable?

Archrock has a net margin of 17.17% compared to Energy Transfer's net margin of 5.80%. Archrock's return on equity of 18.74% beat Energy Transfer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Archrock	17.17%	18.74%	6.28%
Energy Transfer	5.80%	11.08%	3.73%

Does the media prefer AROC or ET?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 10 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Energy Transfer and 20 mentions for Archrock. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Archrock's score of 1.40 indicating that Energy Transfer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Archrock	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energy Transfer	24 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Energy Transfer beats Archrock on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.