Q1 Earnings Estimate for Archrock Issued By Sidoti

Archrock, Inc. (NYSE:AROC) – Investment analysts at Sidoti issued their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for Archrock in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 22nd. Sidoti analyst S. Ferazani expects that the energy company will post earnings per share of $0.51 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Archrock’s current full-year earnings is $1.90 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Archrock’s Q2 2027 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.55 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.56 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Archrock from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 8th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Archrock from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Archrock from $32.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Archrock in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Archrock in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $39.00.

Archrock Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSE AROC opened at $36.18 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $35.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.19. Archrock has a 52-week low of $21.17 and a 52-week high of $37.72. The firm has a market cap of $6.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62.

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The energy company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.29. Archrock had a net margin of 21.63% and a return on equity of 23.57%. The business had revenue of $377.07 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $378.04 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.34 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Archrock Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were issued a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 10th. This is a positive change from Archrock’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. Archrock’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.09%.

Insider Activity

In other Archrock news, CAO Donna A. Henderson sold 10,413 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.74, for a total value of $382,573.62. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 27,757 shares in the company, valued at $1,019,792.18. The trade was a 27.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Doug S. Aron sold 98,050 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.76, for a total transaction of $3,408,218.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 484,337 shares in the company, valued at $16,835,554.12. The trade was a 16.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 179,963 shares of company stock worth $6,336,907 over the last quarter. 2.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Archrock

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in Archrock by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 6,077,999 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $159,912,000 after purchasing an additional 191,914 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its holdings in shares of Archrock by 19.8% in the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 264,991 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $6,972,000 after acquiring an additional 43,872 shares during the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in shares of Archrock in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,657,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Archrock by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,722,072 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $176,858,000 after acquiring an additional 207,978 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Archrock by 17.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 438,624 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $11,540,000 after acquiring an additional 64,041 shares during the last quarter. 95.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.