California State Teachers Retirement System Buys 46,024 Shares of Archrock, Inc. $AROC

California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in Archrock, Inc. (NYSE:AROC) by 29.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 202,634 shares of the energy company’s stock after buying an additional 46,024 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in Archrock were worth $7,052,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of AROC. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its holdings in shares of Archrock by 71.0% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 971 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 403 shares during the period. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Archrock in the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Archrock in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Archrock in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted 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. 95.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Archrock Trading Down 5.1%

NYSE:AROC opened at $33.93 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $5.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.24, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $36.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.36. Archrock, Inc. has a 52 week low of $22.21 and a 52 week high of $42.23.

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The energy company reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by ($0.07). The firm had revenue of $371.24 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $393.19 million. Archrock had a return on equity of 22.50% and a net margin of 21.84%.Archrock’s revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.39 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Archrock, Inc. will post 1.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Archrock Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 4th will be issued a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 4th. This is a positive change from Archrock’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. Archrock’s dividend payout ratio is 49.46%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Mizuho upped their price target on Archrock from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Weiss Ratings raised Archrock from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Archrock from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Archrock from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Archrock from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $41.71.

More Archrock News

Here are the key news stories impacting Archrock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: On its second-quarter earnings call, Archrock highlighted continued growth opportunities and disciplined capital and operating management. Those comments may support confidence in the company’s longer-term strategy. Archrock Earnings Call Highlights Growth and Discipline
• Neutral Sentiment: The full Q2 2026 earnings-call transcript provides additional details on operating performance, demand trends and management’s outlook, but the reported results remained the key near-term focus for investors. Archrock Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Archrock reported quarterly EPS of $0.38, below the consensus estimate of approximately $0.45–$0.46 and down from $0.39 a year earlier. The earnings shortfall is likely the largest reason for the stock’s decline. Archrock Q2 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue was $371.24 million, below the roughly $393.19 million analyst estimate and 3.1% lower than the prior-year quarter. The combination of weaker sales and lower-than-expected profit raises concerns about near-term operating momentum. Archrock Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results

Insider Buying and Selling at Archrock

In other news, CFO Doug S. Aron sold 90,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.74, for a total value of $3,306,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 394,337 shares in the company, valued at $14,487,941.38. The trade was a 18.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 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 approximately $10,595,968.26. The trade was a 10.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 158,000 shares of company stock valued at $5,907,370 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.90% of the company’s stock.

About Archrock

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.