Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) Competitors

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

Does the media favor AROC or KGS?

In the previous week, Kodiak Gas Services had 4 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Kodiak Gas Services and 14 mentions for Archrock. Archrock's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Kodiak Gas Services' score of 0.75 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kodiak Gas Services	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AROC or KGS?

Archrock currently has a consensus price target of $28.40, indicating a potential upside of 19.15%. Kodiak Gas Services has a consensus price target of $41.10, indicating a potential upside of 18.60%. Given Archrock's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Archrock is more favorable than Kodiak Gas Services.

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
Kodiak Gas Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Is AROC or KGS a better dividend stock?

Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Kodiak Gas Services pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Archrock pays out 63.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Kodiak Gas Services has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AROC or KGS?

Archrock has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Archrock	$1.16B	3.62	$172.23M	$1.32	18.06
Kodiak Gas Services	$1.16B	2.62	$49.90M	$0.90	38.50

Which has more risk & volatility, AROC or KGS?

Archrock has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kodiak Gas Services has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AROC or KGS?

95.5% of Archrock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.0% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Archrock shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AROC or KGS 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
Archrock	17.17%	18.74%	6.28%
Kodiak Gas Services	6.48%	10.35%	3.20%

Summary

Archrock beats Kodiak Gas Services on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.