Archrock (NYSE:AROC) Price Target Raised to $39.00

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) had its target price hoisted by Wells Fargo & Company from $30.00 to $39.00 in a research report report published on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an overweight rating on the energy company’s stock.

AROC has been the subject of a number of other reports. Zacks Research upgraded Archrock from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Dawson James restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Archrock in a report on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Archrock in a research note on Wednesday. Evercore upped their price target on shares of Archrock from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Archrock in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $35.86.

Archrock Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:AROC opened at $35.28 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $6.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.28, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 0.87. Archrock has a 12 month low of $20.12 and a 12 month high of $35.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $29.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.24.

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The energy company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $377.07 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $378.04 million. Archrock had a return on equity of 23.57% and a net margin of 21.63%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.34 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Archrock will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Archrock Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th were paid a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 10th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. This is a boost from Archrock’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. Archrock’s payout ratio is 48.09%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Archrock

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AROC. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Archrock by 1.4% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,080,037 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $225,457,000 after acquiring an additional 128,141 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in Archrock by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,018,889 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $182,631,000 after purchasing an additional 152,312 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Archrock by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,833,290 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $177,805,000 after purchasing an additional 111,218 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Archrock by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 6,077,999 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $159,912,000 after purchasing an additional 191,914 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its position in Archrock by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 5,499,093 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $144,681,000 after purchasing an additional 187,252 shares in the last quarter. 95.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Archrock News

Here are the key news stories impacting Archrock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst price-target upgrades: Wells Fargo raised its target to $39 and moved AROC to “overweight,” while Stifel raised its target to $40 with a “buy” rating — both signal renewed buy-side interest. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti raised near-term and multi-year EPS forecasts (FY2026 to ~$1.89 and FY2027 to ~$2.17), reflecting stronger margin and cash-flow expectations that support upside to earnings. MarketBeat / Sidoti note
• Positive Sentiment: Debt-reduction move: Archrock announced redemption of all $800M of 6.25% senior notes due 2028, which should improve the company’s leverage profile and credit optionality. GlobeNewswire
• Positive Sentiment: Strong results & guidance: Archrock reported robust Q4 2025 results and provided $865M–$915M adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2026, underpinning the bullish analyst revisions and consensus estimate upgrades. Seeking Alpha — earnings call / guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Momentum/quant signals highlighted: Zacks and other screens rank AROC favorably on momentum metrics, which can attract short-term quant/retail flows but are not guaranteed to sustain longer-term gains. Zacks
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage & presentation materials available (earnings slides/transcript) — useful for investors doing deeper due diligence but less likely to move price immediately. Seeking Alpha — presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Profit-taking / valuation pressure: The stock is near its 52-week high and is trading with above-average volume; some investors may be locking gains after the recent run-up, which can push intraday price declines even when fundamental news is positive.

About Archrock

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.