Antero Midstream vs Archrock
AM and AROC side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AM and AROC compare
Antero Midstream is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Archrock ($9.6B against $4.7B).
On earnings, Antero Midstream is cheaper: it trades at 14.4× trailing earnings, against 14.6× for Archrock.
Archrock grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.5% versus 7.3% for Antero Midstream).
Both pay dividends: Antero Midstream yields 3.3% and Archrock 2.5%.
Archrock scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 7 for Antero Midstream), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AM | AROC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $9.6B | $4.7B |
| Share price | $20.40 | $27.09 |
| Change, 1 year | 13.4% | 10.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 101% | 257% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.59 | 0.78 |
| Employees | 632 | 1,350 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.4× (better) | 14.6× |
| P/S | 7.6× | 3.2× (better) |
| P/B | 4.4× | 3.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.4× | 8.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 16.3× |
| PEG | 1.76 | 0.17 (better) |
| FCF yield | – | 6.1% |
| Fair value | $23.11 | $35.80 |
| Margin of safety | 11.7% | 24.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.3% | 11.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.7% | 11.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 41.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 44.9% (better) | 40.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 48.9% |
| Operating margin | 81.3% | – |
| Net margin | – | 21.8% |
| FCF margin | – | 19.4% |
| Return on equity | – | 22.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.5% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.42 (better) | 1.51 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.07 | 2.68 (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.84 | 1.39 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.21 (better) | 0.66 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.3% (better) | 2.5% |
| Payout ratio | – | 46.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 6.6% |
| Buyback yield | 1.1% (better) | 0.96% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.4% (better) | 3.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 60.4% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.3M (better) | −$12.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.2% | 4.2% |
Go deeper
- AM stock overview
- AM income statement
- AM valuation and score
- AROC stock overview
- AROC income statement
- AROC valuation and score
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