Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for USAC Earnings

USA Compression Partners LP (NYSE:USAC - Free Report) - Zacks Research increased their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of USA Compression Partners in a report released on Tuesday, May 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $0.27 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.26. The consensus estimate for USA Compression Partners' current full-year earnings is $1.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for USA Compression Partners' Q4 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.35 EPS.

USAC has been the subject of several other research reports. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of USA Compression Partners from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of USA Compression Partners from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of USA Compression Partners from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, USA Compression Partners presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $26.00.

USA Compression Partners Price Performance

USA Compression Partners stock traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $25.32. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,397,012 shares, compared to its average volume of 345,663. USA Compression Partners has a 1-year low of $21.06 and a 1-year high of $30.10. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $24.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $25.06. The company has a market cap of $2.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.68 and a beta of 0.53.

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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). USA Compression Partners had a negative return on equity of 62.46% and a net margin of 10.48%. The business had revenue of $245.23 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $244.79 million.

USA Compression Partners Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 28th were given a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 28th. This is a boost from USA Compression Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.29%. USA Compression Partners's payout ratio is presently 308.82%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Bradford D. Whitehurst bought 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 8th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $23.50 per share, for a total transaction of $235,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 23,616 shares of the company's stock, valued at $554,976. This represents a 73.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On USA Compression Partners

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in USAC. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $95,000. Perkins Coie Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of USA Compression Partners by 40.0% during the 1st quarter. Perkins Coie Trust Co now owns 7,000 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $189,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. IFG Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $202,000. Finally, 49 Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $228,000. 47.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.