Sidoti Issues Negative Outlook for Archrock Earnings

Archrock, Inc. (NYSE:AROC) – Stock analysts at Sidoti decreased their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for Archrock in a report released on Thursday, August 6th. Sidoti analyst S. Ferazani now expects that the energy company will post earnings per share of $0.44 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.50. The consensus estimate for Archrock’s current full-year earnings is $1.90 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Archrock’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.57 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.17 EPS.

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The energy company reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.45 by ($0.07). The business had revenue of $371.24 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $393.19 million. Archrock had a net margin of 21.84% and a return on equity of 22.50%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.39 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on AROC. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Archrock from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Archrock from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Zacks Research cut Archrock from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Archrock from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on Archrock from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $41.29.

Archrock Stock Down 1.7%

AROC opened at $33.35 on Friday. Archrock has a 12 month low of $22.69 and a 12 month high of $42.23. The company has a market cap of $5.84 billion, a PE ratio of 17.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57. The company has a 50 day moving average of $36.77 and a 200 day moving average of $35.41.

Archrock Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 4th will be given a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. This is a boost from Archrock’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 4th. Archrock’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.46%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Archrock news, SVP Jason Ingersoll sold 33,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.19, for a total value of $1,260,270.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 277,454 shares in the company, valued at $10,595,968.26. This represents a 10.63% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Doug S. Aron sold 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.30, for a total value of $1,340,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 359,337 shares in the company, valued at $13,762,607.10. This represents a 8.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 158,000 shares of company stock worth $5,907,370 in the last quarter. 2.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Archrock in the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its stake in Archrock by 71.0% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 971 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 403 shares in the last quarter. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Archrock in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new position in Archrock in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in shares of Archrock by 217.9% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,316 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 902 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.45% of the company’s stock.

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.