Sunoco (SUN) Competitors

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

Is SUN or AROC more profitable?

Archrock has a net margin of 17.17% compared to Sunoco's net margin of 2.02%. Archrock's return on equity of 18.74% beat Sunoco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunoco	2.02%	10.57%	3.05%
Archrock	17.17%	18.74%	6.28%

Which has more risk and volatility, SUN or AROC?

Sunoco has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archrock has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SUN or AROC?

24.3% of Sunoco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of Archrock shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Archrock shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to SUN or AROC?

In the previous week, Sunoco had 2 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Sunoco and 18 mentions for Archrock. Archrock's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Sunoco's score of 0.52 indicating that Archrock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sunoco	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Archrock	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate SUN or AROC?

Sunoco presently has a consensus target price of $64.75, suggesting a potential upside of 26.10%. Archrock has a consensus target price of $28.40, suggesting a potential upside of 18.53%. Given Sunoco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sunoco is more favorable than Archrock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunoco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Archrock	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SUN or AROC?

Sunoco has higher revenue and earnings than Archrock. Archrock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunoco, 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
Sunoco	$22.69B	0.35	$866M	$2.03	25.30
Archrock	$1.35B	3.12	$172.23M	$1.32	18.15

Is SUN or AROC a better dividend stock?

Sunoco pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Sunoco pays out 179.3% 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 pays out 63.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sunoco has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Archrock has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Summary

Archrock beats Sunoco on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.