Wells Fargo & Company Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Archrock (NYSE:AROC) Stock

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) had its price objective upped by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $40.00 to $43.00 in a research note issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the energy company’s stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price target would indicate a potential upside of 16.51% from the stock’s current price.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $46.00 target price on shares of Archrock in a report on Thursday. Zacks Research cut shares of Archrock from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $41.00 target price on shares of Archrock in a research report on Thursday. Dawson James restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Archrock in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Archrock from $31.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $40.43.

Archrock Price Performance

NYSE:AROC opened at $36.91 on Thursday. Archrock has a 52 week low of $21.17 and a 52 week high of $40.12. The firm has a market cap of $6.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.94. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $36.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $30.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.54.

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The energy company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by ($0.05). Archrock had a return on equity of 23.19% and a net margin of 21.45%.The business had revenue of $373.77 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $378.36 million. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Archrock will post 1.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Archrock

In related news, CAO Donna A. Henderson sold 10,413 shares of Archrock stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.74, for a total transaction of $382,573.62. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 27,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,019,792.18. The trade was a 27.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Doug S. Aron sold 98,050 shares of Archrock stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.76, for a total transaction of $3,408,218.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 484,337 shares in the company, valued at $16,835,554.12. This trade represents a 16.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 179,963 shares of company stock worth $6,336,907 over the last ninety days. 2.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Archrock

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV lifted its position in shares of Archrock by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 18,744 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $652,000 after purchasing an additional 311 shares during the period. Financial Security Advisor Inc. lifted its position in shares of Archrock by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Financial Security Advisor Inc. now owns 12,000 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 344 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of Archrock by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 10,290 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $268,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares during the period. Severin Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Archrock by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Severin Investments LLC now owns 20,111 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $523,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its position in shares of Archrock by 71.0% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 971 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 403 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.45% of the company’s stock.

Archrock News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Archrock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target on Archrock to $43 from $40 and kept an overweight rating, implying meaningful upside from current levels.
• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti lifted several forward earnings estimates for Archrock, including Q1 2027, Q2 2027, Q3 2027, and Q4 2027, signaling confidence in the company’s longer-term earnings trajectory.
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage pieces highlighting Archrock as a bullish energy name may be reinforcing investor optimism around the stock. Analysts Are Bullish on These Energy Stocks: Devon Energy (DVN), Archrock (AROC)
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are also watching Archrock ahead of its ex-dividend date, which can support short-term interest but does not change the company’s underlying fundamentals. Be Sure To Check Out Archrock, Inc. (NYSE:AROC) Before It Goes Ex-Dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: Archrock’s Q1 earnings call and transcript drew attention to management’s growth and capital discipline, but the call also followed a quarter where results came in below expectations. Archrock Earnings Call Highlights Strong Growth, Discipline
• Negative Sentiment: Archrock’s Q1 2026 earnings and revenue missed estimates, with higher SG&A expenses offsetting strong contract operations and rising compression demand. Archrock Q1 Earnings & Revenues Miss Estimates on Higher SG&A Expenses
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti trimmed its Q2 2026 EPS estimate slightly, which suggests near-term margin pressure may still be a concern despite the more optimistic longer-term revisions.

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.