Stifel Nicolaus Issues Positive Forecast for Archrock (NYSE:AROC) Stock Price

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) had its price objective raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $31.00 to $40.00 in a report published on Thursday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a buy rating on the energy company’s stock.

AROC has been the topic of several other reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Archrock in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Evercore increased their price objective on Archrock from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Dawson James reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Archrock in a research note on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Archrock in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Archrock from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $34.57.

Archrock Trading Up 1.0%

NYSE:AROC opened at $35.38 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.56. The company has a market capitalization of $6.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.93. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $28.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $26.13. Archrock has a 52 week low of $20.12 and a 52 week high of $35.90.

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The energy company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $377.07 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $378.04 million. Archrock had a net margin of 21.63% and a return on equity of 23.99%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.34 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Archrock will post 1.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Archrock Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th were given a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. This is an increase from Archrock’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 10th. Archrock’s payout ratio is presently 58.67%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Financial Security Advisor Inc. grew its position in Archrock by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Financial Security Advisor Inc. now owns 12,000 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $312,000 after buying an additional 344 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. increased its position in shares of Archrock by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 10,290 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $268,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares during the period. Severin Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Archrock by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Severin Investments LLC now owns 20,111 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $523,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its position in Archrock by 71.0% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 971 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 403 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in Archrock by 3.0% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 15,030 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $395,000 after purchasing an additional 436 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.45% of the company’s stock.

More Archrock News

Here are the key news stories impacting Archrock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat and revenue strength — Archrock reported $0.69 EPS vs. $0.40 consensus and year-over-year revenue growth, which underpins the rally and improves near-term earnings visibility. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Raised 2026 guidance and strong backlog — Management outlined $865M–$915M adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2026, citing stronger natural gas demand and backlog that supports earnings durability. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade / price-target lift — Stifel Nicolaus raised its price target from $31 to $40 and maintained a Buy rating, adding upside potential and likely supporting investor demand. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings-estimate revisions point to more upside — Research notes highlight surging analyst estimate revisions for Archrock, signaling continued upward EPS momentum that can sustain the stock move. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Positive narrative and momentum coverage — Multiple articles (Zacks, Yahoo) profile Archrock as a strong-growth / momentum name and highlight 2025 record results and AI-focused growth initiatives, which can broaden investor interest. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Redemption of $800M 6.25% senior notes due 2028 — Archrock Partners announced it will redeem all outstanding notes; this reduces future coupon burden but uses cash or refinancing capacity, so near-term balance-sheet impact depends on funding source. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call and transcript coverage — Full Q4 2025 call transcripts are available for investors digging into margin drivers, capex, and customer demand; useful for assessing sustainability but informational rather than catalytic by itself. Article Title Article Title

Archrock Company Profile

Archrock, Inc is a Houston‐based provider of natural gas compression services and equipment to the oil and gas industry in North America. Founded in 2004, the company supplies both short‐term rentals and long‐term contracts for compression solutions, serving upstream and midstream producers. Archrock’s offerings include engineered compression systems, aftermarket parts, maintenance and field services designed to optimize wellhead and pipeline operations.

The company’s core business activities focus on the design, manufacture, rental and sale of gas compression equipment.