Sunoco (SUN) Competitors

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

Which has better 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	25.49
Archrock	$1.16B	3.71	$172.23M	$1.32	18.52

Which has more risk & volatility, SUN or AROC?

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

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 recommend SUN or AROC?

Sunoco presently has a consensus price target of $64.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.65%. Archrock has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.72%. Given Sunoco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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

Does the media refer more to SUN or AROC?

In the previous week, Archrock had 3 more articles in the media than Sunoco. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Archrock and 6 mentions for Sunoco. Archrock's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Sunoco's 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
Sunoco	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Archrock	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

24.3% of Sunoco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Archrock shares are owned by institutional investors. 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SUN or AROC a better dividend stock?

Sunoco pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. 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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Archrock has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Summary

Archrock beats Sunoco on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.