Sunoco (SUN) Competitors

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

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

24.3% of Sunoco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Archrock shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Archrock shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor SUN or AROC?

In the previous week, Sunoco had 6 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Sunoco and 7 mentions for Archrock. Archrock's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Sunoco's score of 0.23 indicating that Archrock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sunoco	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Archrock	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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	0.33	$866M	$2.03	23.90
Archrock	$1.16B	3.72	$172.23M	$1.32	18.54

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%

Do analysts prefer SUN or AROC?

Sunoco currently has a consensus target price of $64.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.96%. Archrock has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.60%. Given Sunoco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Which has more risk & volatility, SUN or AROC?

Sunoco has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archrock has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SUN or AROC a better dividend stock?

Sunoco pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Archrock has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Summary

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