Natural Gas Services Group Company Profile (NYSE:NGS)

About Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS)

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. is a provider of small to medium horsepower compression equipment to the natural gas industry. The Company focuses primarily on the non-conventional natural gas and oil production business in the United States, such as coal bed methane, gas shale, tight gas and oil shales. The Company manufactures, fabricates and rents natural gases compressors that enhance the production of natural gas wells and provides maintenance services for its natural gas compressors. In addition, it sells custom fabricated natural gas compressors to meet customer specifications dictated by well pressures, production characteristics and particular applications. It also manufactures and sells flare systems for oil and gas plant and production facilities. The Company's operating units include Gas Compressor Rental, Engineered Equipment Sales, Service and Maintenance, and Corporate.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Oils/Energy
Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Symbol: NYSE:NGS
CUSIP: 63886Q10
Web: www.ngsgi.com

Capitalization:

Market Cap: $342.18 million
Outstanding Shares: 12,937,000

Average Prices:

50 Day Moving Avg: $27.21
200 Day Moving Avg: $28.41
52 Week Range: $19.85 - $34.50

P/E:

Trailing P/E Ratio: 82.66
Foreward P/E Ratio: 35.27
P/E Growth: 6.63

Sales & Book Value:

Annual Revenue: $68.98 million
Price / Sales: 4.96
Book Value: $18.32 per share
Price / Book: 1.44

Profitability:

EBIDTA: $27.05 million
Net Margins: 10.64%
Return on Equity: 3.78%
Return on Assets: 2.98%

Debt:

Current Ratio: 16.37%
Quick Ratio: 12.05%

Misc:

Average Volume: 53,965 shs.
Beta: 1.08
Short Ratio: 2.23

Frequently Asked Questions for Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS)

What is Natural Gas Services Group's stock symbol?

Natural Gas Services Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NGS."

How were Natural Gas Services Group's earnings last quarter?

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 4th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.04. The business earned $18.92 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.80 million. Natural Gas Services Group had a return on equity of 3.78% and a net margin of 10.64%. Natural Gas Services Group's revenue for the quarter was down 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.20 EPS. View Natural Gas Services Group's Earnings History.

Where is Natural Gas Services Group's stock going? Where will Natural Gas Services Group's stock price be in 2017?

4 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Natural Gas Services Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $30.00 to $39.00. On average, they anticipate Natural Gas Services Group's share price to reach $33.25 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Natural Gas Services Group.

Who are some of Natural Gas Services Group's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Natural Gas Services Group include Newpark Resources (NR), Flotek Industries (FTK), Key Energy Services (KEG), TETRA Technologies (TTI), Emerge Energy Services LP (EMES), Bristow Group (BRS), Tesco (TESO), Matrix Service Co (MTRX), CARBO Ceramics (CRR), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), CSI Compressco LP (CCLP), Parker Drilling Company (PKD), Willbros Group (WG), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), North American Energy Partners Inc.(USA) (NOA), CGG SA (CGG), Dawson Geophysical Co (DWSN) and Cypress Energy Partners LP (CELP).

Who owns Natural Gas Services Group stock?

Natural Gas Services Group's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.46%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (5.64%), Oslo Asset Management AS (4.91%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (4.40%), Vanguard Group Inc. (4.30%) and Loomis Sayles & Co. L P (3.36%). Company insiders that own Natural Gas Services Group stock include David L Bradshaw, G Larry Lawrence, James R Hazlett, John Chisholm and Stephen Charles Taylor. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Natural Gas Services Group.

Who sold Natural Gas Services Group stock? Who is selling Natural Gas Services Group stock?

Natural Gas Services Group's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Neuberger Berman Group LLC, BTIM Corp., Morgan Stanley, Granite Investment Partners LLC, RK Capital Management LLC, Kennedy Capital Management Inc., Credit Suisse AG and Loomis Sayles & Co. L P. Company insiders that have sold Natural Gas Services Group stock in the last year include David L Bradshaw, G Larry Lawrence, James R Hazlett, John Chisholm and Stephen Charles Taylor. View Insider Buying and Selling for Natural Gas Services Group.

Who bought Natural Gas Services Group stock? Who is buying Natural Gas Services Group stock?

Natural Gas Services Group's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Boston Partners, WCM Investment Management CA, Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC, Menta Capital LLC and Royce & Associates LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Natural Gas Services Group.

How do I buy Natural Gas Services Group stock?

Shares of Natural Gas Services Group can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

How much does a share of Natural Gas Services Group stock cost?

One share of Natural Gas Services Group stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.45.

Consensus Ratings for Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	4 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 3.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$33.25 (25.71% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
12/21/2016	Wunderlich	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$34.00 -> $39.00	N/A
12/1/2016	Seaport Global Securities	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy	$26.00 -> $32.00	N/A
8/5/2016	Lake Street Capital	Boost Price Target	Buy	$25.00 -> $32.00	N/A
6/8/2016	Sidoti	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$30.00	N/A

(Data available from 5/27/2015 forward)

Earnings History for Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS)

Earnings by Quarter for Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS)

Earnings History by Quarter for Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
5/4/2017	Q1 2017	$0.06	$0.02	$15.80 million	$18.92 million	View	Listen
3/9/2017	Q4 2016	$0.07	$0.09	$15.98 million	$16.70 million	View	Listen
11/3/2016	Q316	$0.09	$0.12	$17.39 million	$16.20 million	View	Listen
8/4/2016	Q216	$0.14	$0.10	$19.23 million	$17.20 million	View	Listen
5/4/2016	Q116	$0.16	$0.20	$20.05 million	$21.60 million	View	Listen
3/10/2016	Q415	$0.16	$0.26	$20.22 million	$25.00 million	View	Listen
11/5/2015	Q315	$0.18	$0.20	$21.19 million	$21.20 million	View	Listen
8/6/2015	Q215	$0.22	$0.28	$22.57 million	$24.20 million	View	Listen
5/7/2015	Q1	$0.28	$0.29	$24.47 million	$24.70 million	View	Listen
3/12/2015	Q4	$0.30	$0.31	$25.80 million	$27.10 million	View	Listen
11/6/2014	Q3	$0.30	$0.30	$24.63 million	$25.60 million	View	Listen
8/7/2014	Q2 14	$0.28	$0.27	$23.80 million	$21.95 million	View	N/A
5/5/2014	Q1	$0.21	$0.23	$23.03 million	$22.30 million	View	Listen
3/13/2014	Q4	$0.30	$0.25			View	Listen
11/7/2013		$0.31	$0.27			View	Listen
8/8/2013	Q2 2013	$0.28	$0.31			View	Listen
5/9/2013	Q1 2013	$0.26	$0.32			View	Listen

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS)

2017 EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.30
2018 EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.62

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2017	3	$0.04	$0.07	$0.06
Q2 2017	3	$0.03	$0.08	$0.06
Q3 2017	3	$0.04	$0.09	$0.07
Q4 2017	3	$0.08	$0.12	$0.10
Q1 2018	2	$0.15	$0.15	$0.15
Q2 2018	1	$0.22	$0.22	$0.22
Q3 2018	1	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25
Q1 2019	1	$0.30	$0.30	$0.30

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS)
No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 6.88%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 88.67%

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS)

Insider Trades by Quarter for Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS)

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
5/2/2017	James R Hazlett	VP	Sell	400	$28.01	$11,204.00
4/11/2017	James R Hazlett	VP	Sell	2,550	$28.52	$72,726.00
1/5/2017	Stephen Charles Taylor	CEO	Sell	19,914	$32.08	$638,841.12
12/29/2016	John Chisholm	Director	Sell	1,100	$31.76	$34,936.00
11/22/2016	James R Hazlett	VP	Sell	3,333	$28.67	$95,557.11
11/17/2016	G Larry Lawrence	CFO	Sell	8,000	$26.99	$215,920.00
6/23/2016	David L Bradshaw	Director	Sell	2,500	$24.35	$60,875.00
6/23/2016	James R Hazlett	VP	Sell	3,500	$23.92	$83,720.00
3/22/2016	Stephen Charles Taylor	CEO	Sell	15,000	$21.33	$319,950.00
12/21/2015	James R. Hazlett	VP	Sell	4,500	$20.43	$91,935.00
12/18/2015	G Larry Lawrence	CFO	Sell	8,000	$20.34	$162,720.00
12/16/2015	James R. Hazlett	VP	Sell	2,000	$19.91	$39,820.00
6/19/2015	James R Hazlett	VP	Sell	2,500	$23.32	$58,300.00
6/17/2015	James R Hazlett	VP	Sell	3,372	$23.20	$78,230.40
6/10/2015	James R Hazlett	VP	Sell	6,628	$23.97	$158,873.16
3/31/2015	Stephen Charles Taylor	CEO	Sell	4,000	$19.27	$77,080.00
3/27/2015	Stephen Charles Taylor	CEO	Sell	1,000	$19.00	$19,000.00
3/24/2015	G Larry Lawrence	CFO	Sell	10,000	$19.95	$199,500.00
3/24/2015	Stephen Charles Taylor	CEO	Sell	2,309	$20.06	$46,318.54
3/20/2015	Stephen Charles Taylor	CEO	Sell	33,256	$18.51	$615,568.56
12/6/2013	James Hazlett	VP	Sell	5,000	$28.52	$142,600.00
9/5/2013	William F Hughes Jr	Director	Sell	20,000	$27.68	$553,600.00
5/14/2013	William F Hughes Jr	Director	Sell	20,000	$22.35	$447,000.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Headline Trends for Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS) Latest Headlines for Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS)

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Date	Headline
	Q3 2017 Earnings Forecast for Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. Issued By Seaport Global Securities (NGS) www.americanbankingnews.com - May 25 at 7:36 AM
	Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : NGS-US : May 16, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - May 16 at 10:14 AM
	Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) Expected to Announce Quarterly Sales of $16.75 Million www.americanbankingnews.com - May 14 at 9:24 AM
	Weak oil price creates gas opportunities, says SNC-Lavalin division head www.businessinsider.com - May 13 at 12:28 AM
	$0.08 Earnings Per Share Expected for Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) This Quarter www.americanbankingnews.com - May 12 at 2:16 PM
	Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. – Value Analysis (NYSE:NGS) : May 8, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - May 8 at 6:18 PM
	Capital One Financial Corp. Comments on Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.'s Q2 2017 Earnings (NGS) www.americanbankingnews.com - May 8 at 8:27 AM
	Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.04 EPS www.americanbankingnews.com - May 5 at 11:30 PM
	Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) Issues Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.04 EPS www.americanbankingnews.com - May 5 at 11:12 PM
	Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : NGS-US : May 5, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - May 5 at 9:13 AM
	Edited Transcript of NGS earnings conference call or presentation 4-May-17 3:00pm GMT finance.yahoo.com - May 4 at 11:58 PM
	Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) VP Sells $11,204.00 in Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 10:42 PM
	Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) Announces Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.04 EPS www.americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 9:44 PM
	Positive Press Coverage Extremely Unlikely to Affect Natural Gas Services Group (NGS) Share Price www.americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 2:48 PM
	Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2017 Financial and Operating Results finance.yahoo.com - May 4 at 11:24 AM
	Natural Gas Services misses 1Q profit forecasts finance.yahoo.com - May 4 at 11:24 AM
	Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) Receives Average Recommendation of "Buy" from Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - May 3 at 9:14 AM
	Zacks Investment Research Downgrades Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) to Sell www.americanbankingnews.com - May 3 at 7:52 AM
	Natural Gas Services Group (NGS) Earning Very Favorable News Coverage, Analysis Shows www.americanbankingnews.com - April 30 at 9:40 AM
	Natural Gas Services Group (NGS) Given Daily News Sentiment Rating of 0.41 www.americanbankingnews.com - April 27 at 2:26 PM
	Natural Gas Services Group (NGS) Given Media Sentiment Rating of 0.22 www.americanbankingnews.com - April 24 at 7:06 PM
	Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) Expected to Announce Quarterly Sales of $16.5 Million www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 8:23 AM
	$0.07 EPS Expected for Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) This Quarter www.americanbankingnews.com - April 21 at 9:12 PM
	NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST QUARTER 2017 EARNINGS CALL finance.yahoo.com - April 21 at 6:42 PM
	Natural Gas Services Group (NGS) Earns News Impact Rating of 0.56 www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 11:59 AM
	Insider Selling: Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) VP Sells 2,550 Shares of Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - April 12 at 8:09 PM
	Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : NGS-US : April 7, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - April 7 at 11:28 AM
	Bullish On Natural Gas Services Group seekingalpha.com - March 31 at 9:20 AM
	Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) to Post Q1 2017 Earnings of $0.07 Per Share, Seaport Global Securities Forecasts www.americanbankingnews.com - March 13 at 10:06 AM
	Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) to Post Q1 2017 Earnings of $0.07 Per Share, Capital One Financial Corp. Forecasts www.americanbankingnews.com - March 13 at 10:06 AM
	NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP INC Files SEC form 10-K, Annual Report us.rd.yahoo.com - March 11 at 1:07 AM
	Natural Gas Services' (NGS) CEO Steve Taylor on Q4 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript seekingalpha.com - March 10 at 9:29 AM
	NGS Reports Fourth Quarter 2016 Earnings of 9 Cents per Diluted Share Full Year 2016 Earnings of 50 Cents per Diluted Share us.rd.yahoo.com - March 9 at 6:40 PM
	6:03 am Natural Gas Services beats by $0.02, beats on revs us.rd.yahoo.com - March 9 at 6:40 PM
	Q4 2016 Natural Gas Services Group Inc Earnings Release - Before Market Open us.rd.yahoo.com - March 9 at 6:40 PM
	BRIEF-NGS Q4 earnings per share $0.09 www.reuters.com - March 9 at 8:25 AM
	Should You Sell Natural Gas Services Group (NGS) Before Earnings? finance.yahoo.com - March 8 at 7:36 PM
	Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Thursday www.americanbankingnews.com - March 8 at 9:19 AM
	NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP INC Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers biz.yahoo.com - February 21 at 6:05 PM
	Natural Gas Services upgraded by Seaport Global Securities finance.yahoo.com - December 1 at 6:43 PM
	Edited Transcript of NGS earnings conference call or presentation 3-Nov-16 3:00pm GMT finance.yahoo.com - November 21 at 6:56 PM
	NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report biz.yahoo.com - November 4 at 5:51 PM
	NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statement biz.yahoo.com - November 4 at 5:51 PM
	BRIEF-Natural Gas Services Group reports Q3 earnings of 12 cents per diluted share www.reuters.com - November 3 at 6:30 PM
	Natural Gas Services Group Inc Earnings Call (Q3 2016) biz.yahoo.com - November 3 at 6:30 PM
	Natural Gas Services Group Inc Earnings Call scheduled for 11:00 am ET today biz.yahoo.com - November 3 at 6:30 PM
	Q3 2016 Natural Gas Services Group Inc Earnings Release - Before Market Open biz.yahoo.com - November 3 at 10:20 AM
	Natural Gas Services Group Stock Getting Very Oversold www.thestreet.com - November 2 at 6:40 PM
	AmeriPride Services Adds 20 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicles to its Fleet in Vancouver globenewswire.com - October 17 at 11:30 AM
	NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP INC Financials finance.yahoo.com - August 16 at 6:34 PM