Archrock (NYSE:AROC) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to “Buy” Rating

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on AROC. Zacks Research raised shares of Archrock from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Archrock from $30.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Archrock in a research report on Wednesday. Dawson James reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Archrock in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Archrock in a research report 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 given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $35.86.

Archrock Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AROC opened at $35.28 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $29.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $26.21. Archrock has a twelve month low of $20.12 and a twelve month high of $35.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80.

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 analyst estimates of $378.04 million. Archrock had a return on equity of 23.99% and a net margin of 21.63%.Archrock’s revenue was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.34 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Archrock will post 1.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Archrock

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Archrock by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,080,037 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $225,457,000 after acquiring an additional 128,141 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Archrock by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,018,889 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $182,631,000 after purchasing an additional 152,312 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Archrock by 1.7% in the fourth 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 last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Archrock by 3.3% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 6,077,999 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $159,912,000 after buying an additional 191,914 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in shares of Archrock by 3.5% in the third quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 5,499,093 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $144,681,000 after buying an additional 187,252 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.45% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Archrock

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.