Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for USAC Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research raised its Q4 2027 EPS estimate for USA Compression Partners to $0.30 from $0.29, while maintaining a “Hold” rating.
• USA Compression Partners recently reported quarterly EPS of $0.31, exceeding the $0.28 analyst consensus, with revenue of $342.15 million versus expectations of $340.49 million.
• Analysts remain broadly neutral, with a consensus “Hold” rating and $29.50 price target. The company’s quarterly dividend is $0.525 per share, equivalent to an annualized yield of about 8.3%.

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

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The oil and gas company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $342.15 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $340.49 million. USA Compression Partners had a return on equity of 179.77% and a net margin of 12.43%.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on USAC. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of 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. Wall Street Zen cut shares of USA Compression Partners from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, September 26th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of USA Compression Partners from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, June 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $29.50.

USA Compression Partners Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:USAC opened at $25.39 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $26.35 and a 200-day moving average of $27.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.25, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.35. USA Compression Partners has a twelve month low of $21.85 and a twelve month high of $30.55. The firm has a market cap of $3.68 billion, a PE ratio of 23.95 and a beta of 0.28.

USA Compression Partners Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at USA Compression Partners

In other news, Director Bradford Whitehurst purchased 6,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were acquired at an average price of $26.10 per share, for a total transaction of $156,600.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 43,616 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,138,377.60. The trade was a 15.95% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Institutional Trading of USA Compression Partners

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of USA Compression Partners in the 4th quarter valued at about $86,000. First Bancorp Inc ME acquired a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $117,000. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners during the first quarter worth approximately $212,000. TSA Wealth Managment LLC bought a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners during the first quarter worth approximately $236,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in USA Compression Partners in the second quarter valued at approximately $238,000. 47.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about USA Compression Partners

Here are the key news stories impacting USA Compression Partners this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks increased its 2026 estimates to $0.21 EPS for the third quarter, $0.25 for the fourth quarter, and $1.04 for full-year 2026, up from $0.20, $0.24 and $1.02, respectively.
• Positive Sentiment: Forecasts for 2027 were also raised, with first-quarter EPS lifted to $0.31 from $0.30, second-quarter EPS to $0.29 from $0.28, and full-year EPS to $1.19 from $1.15.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised its 2028 outlook as well: first-quarter EPS increased to $0.33 from $0.32, second-quarter EPS to $0.36 from $0.35, third-quarter EPS to $0.38 from $0.37, and full-year EPS to $1.41 from $1.38. These revisions may support the stock by indicating stronger long-term earnings expectations.
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite the upward revisions, Zacks maintained a “Hold” rating on USA Compression Partners. The firm’s current full-year consensus EPS estimate remains $1.17, so the revisions are constructive but do not represent a broad analyst upgrade.

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.

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