Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Archrock Q3 Earnings

Archrock, Inc. (NYSE:AROC) – Analysts at Sidoti Csr increased their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Archrock in a report issued on Thursday, October 30th. Sidoti Csr analyst S. Ferazani now expects that the energy company will post earnings of $0.47 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Archrock’s current full-year earnings is $1.09 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Archrock’s FY2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.04 EPS.

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The energy company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $382.43 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $379.29 million. Archrock had a net margin of 18.43% and a return on equity of 20.40%. Archrock’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.28 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Archrock from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Archrock in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $30.00 price objective on the stock. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Archrock from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Archrock from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Archrock from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $31.50.

Archrock Price Performance

AROC stock opened at $25.28 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.85, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86. Archrock has a 12-month low of $19.73 and a 12-month high of $30.44. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $24.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $24.47.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Archrock

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AROC. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Archrock in the 1st quarter worth about $43,092,000. Driehaus Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Archrock in the 1st quarter worth about $25,374,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in Archrock in the 2nd quarter worth about $16,027,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in Archrock by 78.7% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,237,956 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $30,738,000 after purchasing an additional 545,336 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Archrock by 9.2% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,886,085 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $146,152,000 after purchasing an additional 497,121 shares in the last quarter. 95.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Archrock news, Director Jason C. Rebrook bought 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 22nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $23.94 per share, with a total value of $119,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 79,511 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,903,493.34. The trade was a 6.71% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Eric W. Thode sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.54, for a total transaction of $235,400.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 224,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,292,003.86. The trade was a 4.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Archrock Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 4th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 4th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%. Archrock’s payout ratio is presently 56.00%.

Archrock Company Profile

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.