Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC Invests $919,000 in USA Compression Partners LP (NYSE:USAC)

Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC acquired a new stake in USA Compression Partners LP (NYSE:USAC - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 39,011 shares of the oil and gas company's stock, valued at approximately $919,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners during the fourth quarter worth $95,000. Broadway Wealth Solutions Inc. bought a new stake in USA Compression Partners during the 4th quarter worth approximately $201,000. TSA Wealth Managment LLC bought a new position in USA Compression Partners during the fourth quarter valued at $205,000. SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of USA Compression Partners during the fourth quarter worth approximately $207,000. Finally, Tradition Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of USA Compression Partners during the 4th quarter worth approximately $207,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 47.77% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on USAC shares. Mizuho lifted their target price on USA Compression Partners from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Citigroup upped their target price on USA Compression Partners from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of USA Compression Partners from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, USA Compression Partners presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $26.00.

USA Compression Partners Stock Performance

Shares of USA Compression Partners stock traded up $0.33 during trading on Thursday, hitting $23.44. The company's stock had a trading volume of 81,038 shares, compared to its average volume of 345,278. USA Compression Partners LP has a 52 week low of $21.06 and a 52 week high of $30.10. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $24.76. The company has a market capitalization of $2.75 billion, a PE ratio of 32.11 and a beta of 0.53.

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The oil and gas company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.22 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $245.23 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $244.79 million. USA Compression Partners had a negative return on equity of 62.46% and a net margin of 10.48%. As a group, analysts predict that USA Compression Partners LP will post 1.05 EPS for the current year.

USA Compression Partners Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be paid a $0.525 dividend. This is an increase from USA Compression Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.96%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 28th. USA Compression Partners's payout ratio is presently 287.67%.

About USA Compression Partners

USA Compression Partners, LP provides compression services under term contracts with customers in the natural gas and crude oil industries in the United States. The company engineers, designs, operates, services, and repairs its compression units; and maintains related support inventory and equipment.