Zacks Research Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for USAC

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) – Zacks Research increased their Q4 2027 earnings per share estimates for USA Compression Partners in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 1st. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $0.30 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.29. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for USA Compression Partners’ current full-year earnings is $1.18 per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on USAC. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of USA Compression Partners from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, June 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on USA Compression Partners from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered USA Compression Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, September 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $29.50.

USA Compression Partners Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of USA Compression Partners stock opened at $25.39 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.25. The company has a market cap of $3.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.95 and a beta of 0.28. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $26.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $27.01. USA Compression Partners has a 52-week low of $21.85 and a 52-week high of $30.55.

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The oil and gas company reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.03. USA Compression Partners had a net margin of 12.43% and a return on equity of 179.77%. The business had revenue of $342.15 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $340.49 million.

USA Compression Partners Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 7th. Investors of record on Monday, July 27th were given a $0.5250 dividend. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 27th. USA Compression Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 198.11%.

Insider Activity at USA Compression Partners

In related news, Director Bradford Whitehurst bought 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was bought at an average cost of $26.10 per share, for a total transaction of $156,600.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 43,616 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,138,377.60. This trade represents a 15.95% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MV Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners in the fourth quarter worth $86,000. First Bancorp Inc ME acquired a new position in USA Compression Partners during the second quarter valued at $117,000. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC acquired a new position in USA Compression Partners during the first quarter valued at $212,000. TSA Wealth Managment LLC purchased a new stake in USA Compression Partners in the first quarter valued at $236,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in USA Compression Partners in the second quarter valued at $238,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 47.77% of the company’s stock.

About USA Compression Partners

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE: USAC) is a master limited partnership that provides natural gas compression services to infrastructure operators and producers in the United States. The company owns and operates a fleet of natural gas compression units and supplies compression under long-term and short-term contracts.

Its equipment and services support several stages of the natural gas value chain, including gathering, processing, transmission, storage and production. Compression helps maintain the pressure needed to move natural gas through pipelines and other infrastructure, making the company a service provider to midstream and upstream energy businesses.

USA Compression Partners serves customers across major U.S.