Archrock (NYSE:AROC – Get Free Report) and Caspian Services (OTCMKTS:CSSV – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Archrock and Caspian Services, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Archrock | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2.90 |
| Caspian Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Archrock currently has a consensus target price of $41.14, indicating a potential upside of 10.91%. Given Archrock’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Archrock is more favorable than Caspian Services.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Archrock | $1.49 billion | 4.36 | $322.29 million | $1.84 | 20.16 |
| Caspian Services | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Archrock has higher revenue and earnings than Caspian Services.
Volatility & Risk
Archrock has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caspian Services has a beta of 18.53, indicating that its share price is 1,753% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Archrock and Caspian Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Archrock | 21.45% | 22.89% | 7.61% |
| Caspian Services | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
95.5% of Archrock shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Archrock shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Archrock beats Caspian Services on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Archrock
Archrock, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Contract Operations and Aftermarket Services. It engages in the designing, sourcing, owning, installing, operating, servicing, repairing, and maintaining of its owned fleet of natural gas compression equipment to provide natural gas compression services. The company also sells over-the-counter parts and components; and provides operations, major and routine maintenance, overhaul, and reconfiguration services to customers who own compression equipment. It serves integrated and independent oil and natural gas processors, gatherers, and transporters. The company was formerly known as Exterran Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Archrock, Inc. in November 2015. Archrock, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
About Caspian Services
Caspian Services, Inc. provides various oilfield services for the oil and gas industry in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea region. The company operates in three segments: Vessel Operations, Geophysical Services, and Marine Base Services. The Vessel Operations segment charters a fleet of shallow draft offshore support vessels to oil and natural gas exploration companies. This segment's vessel fleet includes supply vessels, survey/utility vessels, anchor handling multicats and support vessel tugs, cable laying barges, accommodation vessels, and crewboats. The Geophysical Services segment offers onshore geophysical services to independent oil and gas exploration and development companies operating in Kazakhstan. This segment provides geophysical seismic surveys, such as 2D and 3D seismic surveys. The Marine Base Services segment operates a marine base located at the Port of Bautino on the North Caspian Sea. This segment offers various facilities and services comprising long and short terms vessel moorings, wharf front crane pad for vessel loading/offloading, boat yard with vessel lifting facilities, long-term berths, water storage facilities and vessel bunkering, oily and waste water collection and removing facilities, weighbridge facilities, electrical power supply and distribution systems, and open lay-down storage area. The company was formerly known as EMPS Corporation and changed its name to Caspian Services, Inc. in July 2005. Caspian Services, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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