Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Archrock Q3 Earnings

Archrock, Inc. (NYSE:AROC) – Stock analysts at Sidoti Csr lifted their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Archrock in a research note issued on Friday, January 30th. Sidoti Csr analyst S. Ferazani now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings of $0.48 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Archrock’s current full-year earnings is $1.09 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Archrock’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.07 EPS.

AROC has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Archrock from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Archrock in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Archrock from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Archrock from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.40.

Archrock Price Performance

Archrock stock opened at $29.60 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $25.99 and its 200 day moving average is $24.93. Archrock has a one year low of $20.12 and a one year high of $30.19. The firm has a market cap of $5.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.01.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. increased its holdings in Archrock by 183.8% during the 2nd quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 28,545 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $709,000 after acquiring an additional 18,488 shares during the period. Sentry Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Archrock during the 2nd quarter valued at $319,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its position in shares of Archrock by 8.5% in the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 20,574 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $511,000 after buying an additional 1,617 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in shares of Archrock by 55.1% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 121,089 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $3,049,000 after buying an additional 43,023 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in Archrock during the second quarter valued at $676,000. 95.45% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Eric W. Thode sold 40,740 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.10, for a total transaction of $1,022,574.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 184,216 shares in the company, valued at $4,623,821.60. This trade represents a 18.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Archrock Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date is 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 56.00%.

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.