VAL's Zacks Rank and Key Picks VAL currently carries a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell). Some better-ranked stocks from the energy sector are Archrock Inc. (AROC) , Nine Energy Service (NINE) and NextDecade Corporation (NEXT) . While Archrock currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Nine Energy Service and NextDecade carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) each. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. Archrock is an energy infrastructure company based in the United States with a focus on mi ...