Archrock (AROC) Competitors

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to AROC or LNT?

In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 14 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Alliant Energy and 9 mentions for Archrock. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Archrock's score of 0.92 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Archrock	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alliant Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AROC or LNT more profitable?

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 17.33% 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
Archrock	13.34%	16.24%	5.40%
Alliant Energy	17.33%	11.39%	3.55%

Is AROC or LNT a better dividend stock?

Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Archrock pays out 83.5% 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 pays out 75.5% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AROC or LNT?

95.5% of Archrock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Archrock shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AROC or LNT?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Archrock	Outperform Votes 384 62.54%	Underperform Votes 230 37.46%
Alliant Energy	Outperform Votes 30 36.14%	Underperform Votes 53 63.86%

Which has more volatility and risk, AROC or LNT?

Archrock has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AROC or LNT?

Archrock currently has a consensus price target of $25.17, suggesting a potential downside of 4.73%. Alliant Energy has a consensus price target of $63.39, suggesting a potential upside of 0.92%. Given Alliant Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than Archrock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Archrock	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Alliant Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AROC or LNT?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Archrock	$990.34M	4.67	$105M	$0.91	29.03
Alliant Energy	$3.98B	4.05	$703M	$2.69	23.35

Summary

Archrock beats Alliant Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.