KGS vs. AROC, DTM, WTRG, ELPC, BEP, KNTK, TXNM, CIG, ELP, and CWEN
Should you be buying Kodiak Gas Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kodiak Gas Services include Archrock (AROC), DT Midstream (DTM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Kinetik (KNTK), TXNM Energy (TXNM), Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS (CIG), Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) (ELP), and Clearway Energy (CWEN). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Kodiak Gas Services vs. Its 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 companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.
Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Kodiak Gas Services pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Kodiak Gas Services has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
95.5% of Archrock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.0% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Archrock shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Archrock currently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.33%. Kodiak Gas Services has a consensus price target of $43.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.16%. Given Kodiak Gas Services' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kodiak Gas Services is more favorable than Archrock.
In the previous week, Archrock had 8 more articles in the media than Kodiak Gas Services. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Archrock and 3 mentions for Kodiak Gas Services. Archrock's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Kodiak Gas Services' score of 0.69 indicating that Archrock is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Archrock has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kodiak Gas Services has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Archrock beats Kodiak Gas Services on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:KGS) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff