Analyzing Terra Energy & Resource Technologies (OTCMKTS:TEGR) & Archrock (NYSE:AROC)

Terra Energy & Resource Technologies (OTCMKTS:TEGR) and Archrock (NYSE:AROC) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Terra Energy & Resource Technologies has a beta of -13.04, indicating that its stock price is 1,404% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archrock has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Terra Energy & Resource Technologies and Archrock’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Archrock	17.17%	18.74%	6.28%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Terra Energy & Resource Technologies and Archrock”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Archrock	$1.16 billion	3.63	$172.23 million	$1.32	18.09

Archrock has higher revenue and earnings than Terra Energy & Resource Technologies.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.5% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Terra Energy & Resource Technologies and Archrock, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Archrock	0	1	7	0	2.88

Archrock has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.65%. Given Archrock’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Archrock is more favorable than Terra Energy & Resource Technologies.

Summary

Archrock beats Terra Energy & Resource Technologies on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Terra Energy & Resource Technologies

Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, Terra Insight Services, Inc., operates as a natural resource exploration technology company worldwide. It provides mapping and analysis services for exploration, drilling, and mining companies related to natural resources. The company’s technologies consist of Sub Terrain Prospecting technology, Naturally Adsorbed Gas Survey technology, Side View Seismic Locator technology, and Seismic Location of Emission Centers technology. Its technologies predict and locate commercially viable deposits of hydrocarbons, gold, diamonds, and other natural resources, as well as assess them for onshore or offshore geographic area. Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in New York, New York.

About Archrock

Archrock, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Contract Operations and Aftermarket Services. It engages in the designing, sourcing, owning, installing, operating, servicing, repairing, and maintaining of its owned fleet of natural gas compression equipment to provide natural gas compression services. The company also sells over-the-counter parts and components; and provides operations, major and routine maintenance, overhaul, and reconfiguration services to customers who own compression equipment. It serves integrated and independent oil and natural gas processors, gatherers, and transporters. The company was formerly known as Exterran Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Archrock, Inc. in November 2015. Archrock, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.