Archrock (AROC) Competitors $24.52 -0.03 (-0.12%) (As of 12:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AROC vs. LNT, WES, EVRG, AGR, EBR, WTRG, SBS, DTM, KEP, and KNTKShould you be buying Archrock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Archrock include Alliant Energy (LNT), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Evergy (EVRG), Avangrid (AGR), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), DT Midstream (DTM), Korea Electric Power (KEP), and Kinetik (KNTK). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Archrock vs. Alliant Energy Western Midstream Partners Evergy Avangrid Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Essential Utilities Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP DT Midstream Korea Electric Power Kinetik Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and Archrock (NYSE:AROC) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LNT or AROC? Archrock received 354 more outperform votes than Alliant Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.54% of users gave Archrock an outperform vote while only 36.14% of users gave Alliant Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlliant EnergyOutperform Votes3036.14% Underperform Votes5363.86% ArchrockOutperform Votes38462.54% Underperform Votes23037.46% Is LNT or AROC a better dividend stock? Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Alliant Energy pays out 74.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Archrock pays out 76.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Alliant Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor LNT or AROC? In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Alliant Energy and 3 mentions for Archrock. Archrock's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Alliant Energy's score of 0.99 indicating that Archrock is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alliant Energy 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Archrock 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LNT or AROC? 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of Archrock shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Archrock shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, LNT or AROC? Alliant Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Archrock. Alliant Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archrock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlliant Energy$3.97B3.81$703M$2.5822.81Archrock$1.09B3.94$105M$0.9126.96 Which has more volatility and risk, LNT or AROC? Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archrock has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate LNT or AROC? Alliant Energy currently has a consensus price target of $63.39, suggesting a potential upside of 7.71%. Archrock has a consensus price target of $25.17, suggesting a potential upside of 2.60%. Given Alliant Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than Archrock.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alliant Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Archrock 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is LNT or AROC more profitable? Alliant Energy has a net margin of 16.66% compared to Archrock's net margin of 13.34%. Archrock's return on equity of 16.24% beat Alliant Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alliant Energy16.66% 10.56% 3.31% Archrock 13.34%16.24%5.40% SummaryArchrock beats Alliant Energy on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AROC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricArchrockNatural gas transmission IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.30B$25.72B$8.41B$19.11BDividend Yield2.94%5.20%11.75%3.66%P/E Ratio26.9631.1612.2340.95Price / Sales3.943.2749.8317.54Price / Cash13.6012.6010.9821.28Price / Book4.403.113.865.29Net Income$105M$1.27B$955.68M$989.88M7 Day Performance-6.37%-1.43%-2.00%-3.55%1 Month Performance-5.14%-5.70%-6.60%-5.09%1 Year Performance58.16%42.23%442.62%11.13% Archrock Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AROCArchrock3.6823 of 5 stars$24.52-0.1%$25.17+2.6%+58.3%$4.29B$1.09B26.951,100Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy4.252 of 5 stars$60.51+0.1%$63.39+4.8%+15.7%$15.53B$4.03B23.433,281WESWestern Midstream Partners2.2852 of 5 stars$39.34-1.1%$37.88-3.7%+38.1%$14.97B$3.11B10.141,377Positive NewsEVRGEvergy3.0714 of 5 stars$61.81-0.2%$61.88+0.1%+19.6%$14.21B$5.78B16.734,658Positive NewsAGRAvangrid3.3749 of 5 stars$35.71+0.3%$34.67-2.9%+11.4%$13.82B$8.31B12.237,999Trading HaltedEBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás1.2621 of 5 stars$5.85-0.8%N/A-33.0%$13.46B$38.08B0.008,328WTRGEssential Utilities4.5703 of 5 stars$38.88+0.5%$44.00+13.2%-2.1%$10.68B$2.05B19.353,258Analyst RevisionPositive NewsSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.454 of 5 stars$14.69-0.4%N/A-6.6%$10.04B$5.12B5.7511,170Positive NewsDTMDT Midstream3.9672 of 5 stars$99.90+0.0%$84.78-15.1%+84.4%$9.71B$976M24.48360Positive NewsKEPKorea Electric Power1.8096 of 5 stars$7.54+1.6%N/A-2.2%$9.68B$91.66T3.4448,696KNTKKinetik2.5812 of 5 stars$56.39-0.7%$49.00-13.1%+72.6%$8.88B$1.45B20.73200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LNT Alternatives WES Alternatives EVRG Alternatives AGR Alternatives EBR Alternatives WTRG Alternatives SBS Alternatives DTM Alternatives KEP Alternatives KNTK Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AROC) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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