Archrock Inc. (AROC) closed the most recent trading day at $31.70, moving -1.25% from the previous trading session. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.82%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 1.09%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 2.86%.
Shares of the natural gas compression services business have appreciated by 5.52% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Oils-Energy sector's gain of 10.72%, and outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 0.71%.
The upcoming earnings release of Archrock Inc. will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on November 3, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Archrock Inc. to post earnings of $0.46 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 9.52%. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $382.43 million, indicating stability compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $1.77 per share and revenue of $1.51 billion. These totals would mark changes of -6.84% and +1.48%, respectively, from last year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Archrock Inc. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.39% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Archrock Inc. is holding a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell) right now.
From a valuation perspective, Archrock Inc. is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 18.1. This represents a discount compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 19.8.
We can also see that AROC currently has a PEG ratio of 1.51. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. AROC's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.07 as of yesterday's close.
The Oil and Gas - Field Services industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 96, putting it in the top 40% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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