Sidoti Csr Issues Negative Forecast for Archrock Earnings

Archrock, Inc. (NYSE:AROC) – Stock analysts at Sidoti Csr reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Archrock in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Sidoti Csr analyst S. Ferazani now forecasts that the energy company will earn $0.36 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.38. The consensus estimate for Archrock’s current full-year earnings is $1.09 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Archrock’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS.

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The energy company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.03. Archrock had a net margin of 13.34% and a return on equity of 16.24%. The firm had revenue of $347.16 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $342.98 million.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Sidoti raised Archrock to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Archrock from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $26.67.

Archrock Stock Up 0.6%

NYSE AROC opened at $25.46 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $24.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.31. Archrock has a 1-year low of $17.27 and a 1-year high of $30.44. The company has a market capitalization of $4.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.98, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Archrock

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Atria Investments Inc increased its holdings in Archrock by 17.4% in the 4th quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 38,313 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $954,000 after buying an additional 5,665 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Archrock by 124.2% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 302,610 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $6,125,000 after buying an additional 167,648 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Archrock by 94.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 422,383 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $8,549,000 after buying an additional 205,241 shares during the last quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Archrock during the fourth quarter worth approximately $242,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Archrock by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,358,092 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $58,693,000 after purchasing an additional 34,272 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.45% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Archrock

In related news, SVP Jason Ingersoll sold 42,036 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.49, for a total transaction of $1,029,461.64. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 275,911 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,757,060.39. This trade represents a 13.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 2.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Archrock Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 6th were issued a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 6th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.99%. Archrock’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.41%.

Archrock declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Monday, May 5th that authorizes the company to repurchase $50.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the energy company to buy up to 1.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

About Archrock

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.