Sunoco (SUN) Competitors

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

Is AROC or SUN 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
Archrock	17.17%	18.74%	6.28%
Sunoco	2.02%	10.57%	3.05%

Is AROC or SUN a better dividend stock?

Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Sunoco pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Archrock pays out 63.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Sunoco has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer AROC or SUN?

Archrock currently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.65%. Sunoco has a consensus price target of $64.50, indicating a potential upside of 30.22%. Given Sunoco's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sunoco is more favorable than Archrock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Archrock	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Sunoco	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media favor AROC or SUN?

In the previous week, Archrock and Archrock both had 9 articles in the media. Archrock's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Sunoco's score of 0.55 indicating that Archrock is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Archrock	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sunoco	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AROC or SUN?

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
Archrock	$1.35B	3.11	$172.23M	$1.32	18.09
Sunoco	$22.69B	0.33	$866M	$2.03	24.40

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AROC or SUN?

95.4% of Archrock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of Sunoco shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Archrock 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, AROC or SUN?

Archrock has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunoco has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Archrock beats Sunoco on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.