Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) Competitors

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

Is KGS or AROC a better dividend stock?

Kodiak Gas Services pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Kodiak Gas Services pays out 200.0% 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 pays out 63.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kodiak Gas Services has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Archrock has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer KGS or AROC?

In the previous week, Archrock had 2 more articles in the media than Kodiak Gas Services. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Archrock and 12 mentions for Kodiak Gas Services. Archrock's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Kodiak Gas Services' score of 1.02 indicating that Archrock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kodiak Gas Services	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Archrock	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KGS or AROC more profitable?

Archrock has a net margin of 17.17% compared to Kodiak Gas Services' net margin of 6.48%. Archrock's return on equity of 18.74% beat Kodiak Gas Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kodiak Gas Services	6.48%	10.35%	3.20%
Archrock	17.17%	18.74%	6.28%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KGS or AROC?

25.0% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Archrock shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Archrock shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KGS or AROC?

Archrock has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kodiak Gas Services. Archrock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kodiak Gas Services, 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
Kodiak Gas Services	$1.16B	2.68	$49.90M	$0.90	39.39
Archrock	$1.16B	3.84	$172.23M	$1.32	19.16

Which has more volatility & risk, KGS or AROC?

Kodiak Gas Services has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archrock has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate KGS or AROC?

Kodiak Gas Services currently has a consensus target price of $41.30, suggesting a potential upside of 16.49%. Archrock has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.60%. Given Archrock's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Archrock is more favorable than Kodiak Gas Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kodiak Gas Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Archrock	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

Archrock beats Kodiak Gas Services on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.