Pacer Advisors Inc. Sells 29,786 Shares of Archrock, Inc. $AROC

Pacer Advisors Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Archrock, Inc. (NYSE:AROC) by 39.0% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 46,507 shares of the energy company’s stock after selling 29,786 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Archrock were worth $1,618,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AROC. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in Archrock by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 95,866 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $2,514,000 after acquiring an additional 667 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of Archrock by 217.9% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,316 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 902 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Archrock by 482.9% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,699 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 2,236 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Archrock by 24.6% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 279,100 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $6,930,000 after purchasing an additional 55,059 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its position in Archrock by 19.8% in the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 9,700 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 1,600 shares in the last quarter. 95.45% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Archrock Stock Down 0.9%

Archrock stock opened at $33.04 on Friday. Archrock, Inc. has a twelve month low of $22.74 and a twelve month high of $42.23. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $36.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.39. The company has a market capitalization of $5.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51.

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The energy company reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by ($0.07). Archrock had a return on equity of 22.22% and a net margin of 21.84%.The company had revenue of $371.24 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $393.19 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.39 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that Archrock, Inc. will post 1.81 EPS for the current year.

Archrock Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 4th will be given a $0.23 dividend. This is an increase from Archrock’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 4th. Archrock’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.46%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on AROC. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Archrock from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Zacks Research lowered Archrock from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Citigroup increased their price target on Archrock from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Archrock from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Archrock from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $41.29.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Archrock news, CFO Doug S. Aron sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.30, for a total value of $1,340,500.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 359,337 shares in the company, valued at $13,762,607.10. The trade was a 8.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jason Ingersoll sold 33,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.19, for a total value of $1,260,270.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 277,454 shares in the company, valued at $10,595,968.26. This represents a 10.63% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 158,000 shares of company stock valued at $5,907,370 over the last three months. Company insiders own 2.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Archrock News

Here are the key news stories impacting Archrock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Archrock outlined a $1.4 billion-$1.6 billion growth capital-spending plan for 2027-2030, signaling continued investment in expanding its compression fleet and future earnings capacity. Archrock outlines growth capex plan
• Positive Sentiment: Management emphasized growth and capital discipline on its earnings call, which could support the company’s longer-term outlook if new investments generate the expected returns. Archrock earnings call highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Sidoti’s estimates imply 2027 EPS of $2.17, but the forecast remains below its prior $2.26 estimate. The revisions suggest analysts still expect growth, but at a slower pace.
• Negative Sentiment: Archrock reported second-quarter EPS of $0.38, below the $0.45 consensus estimate, while revenue of $371.2 million also missed expectations of $393.2 million and declined 3.1% year over year. The results prompted the stock to gap lower. Archrock shares gap down on disappointing earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti cut its 2026 EPS forecast to $1.71 from $1.89 and reduced estimates for every reported 2027 quarter, lowering FY2027 EPS to $2.17 from $2.26. The revisions are below the current full-year consensus of $1.90 and indicate increased concerns about near-term operating performance.
• Negative Sentiment: Management tightened its 2026 adjusted EBITDA outlook to $865 million-$885 million, adding to pressure on the shares despite the company’s longer-term capital-spending plans.

Archrock Company Profile

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.