Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (NYSE: KGS) provides contract compression and related infrastructure services to the North American oil and gas industry. The company helps producers and midstream operators move natural gas through gathering systems, processing facilities and pipelines by supplying compression equipment and operating it under long-term service arrangements.

Its services include the design, installation, operation and maintenance of natural gas compression systems. Kodiak owns and manages a fleet of compression units that can be deployed across a range of applications, including natural gas gathering and processing. The company also provides field services and technical support intended to help customers maintain reliable production and transportation operations.

Founded in 2018, Kodiak has expanded through organic growth and acquisitions and serves customers primarily in major U.S. oil and gas-producing regions. The company became a publicly traded business in 2023. Its operations are focused on the United States, with activity generally concentrated in areas with significant natural gas production and midstream infrastructure.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $46.08 to $47.61
• 50-Day Range: $43.95 to $64.08
• 52-Week Range: $32.55 to $77.68
• Volume: 1.60 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.75 billion
• P/E Ratio: 55.74
• Dividend Yield: 4.19%
• Price Target: $79.18
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kodiak Gas Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kodiak Gas Services scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 16th out of 247 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kodiak Gas Services has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Kodiak Gas Services has a consensus price target of $79.18, representing about 69.1% upside from its current price of $46.82.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kodiak Gas Services has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kodiak Gas Services are expected to grow by 21.81% in the coming year, from $2.43 to $2.96 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kodiak Gas Services is 55.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kodiak Gas Services is 55.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 24.35.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kodiak Gas Services has a P/B Ratio of 3.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.77% of the float of Kodiak Gas Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kodiak Gas Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.36.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kodiak Gas Services has recently decreased by 6.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Kodiak Gas Services is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.18%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Kodiak Gas Services has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kodiak Gas Services is 233.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kodiak Gas Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 66.22% next year. This indicates that Kodiak Gas Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

Kodiak Gas Services has a news sentiment score of 0.31. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Kodiak Gas Services this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for KGS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Kodiak Gas Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kodiak Gas Services insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,203,897.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.64% of the stock of Kodiak Gas Services is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

24.95% of the stock of Kodiak Gas Services is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Today: 11/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 11/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KGS
• CIK: 1767042
• Web: www.kodiakgas.com
• Phone: 936-539-3300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,300
• Year Founded: 2010

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kodiak Gas Services: $79.18
• High Price Target: $93.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +69.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 55.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.27
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $80.52 million
• Net Margins: 5.77%
• Pretax Margin: 8.07%
• Return on Equity: 11.92%
• Return on Assets: 3.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.28
• Current Ratio: 1.45
• Quick Ratio: 1.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.31 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.63
• Cash Flow: $5.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.37
• Book Value: $13.93 per share
• Price / Book: 3.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 101,380,000
• Free Float: 100,728,000
• Market Cap: $4.75 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01