Archrock Inc. (AROC) closed at $37.99 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.6% move from the prior day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.49%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.05%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.9%.
The natural gas compression services business's stock has climbed by 8.41% in the past month, exceeding the Oils-Energy sector's loss of 4.6% and lagging the S&P 500's gain of 12.8%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Archrock Inc. in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on May 5, 2026. On that day, Archrock Inc. is projected to report earnings of $0.45 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 7.14%. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $376.69 million, reflecting a 8.51% rise from the equivalent quarter last year.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $1.9 per share and revenue of $1.55 billion, indicating changes of 0% and +3.96%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Archrock Inc. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 5.48% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Archrock Inc. is currently a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
In terms of valuation, Archrock Inc. is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 19.71. This represents no noticeable deviation compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 19.71.
We can also see that AROC currently has a PEG ratio of 1.64. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. As the market closed yesterday, the Oil and Gas - Field Services industry was having an average PEG ratio of 1.72.
The Oil and Gas - Field Services industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 56, putting it in the top 23% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.
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