USA Compression Partners (USAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It also provides compression services in various shale plays, including the Utica, Marcellus, Permian Basin, Delaware Basin, Eagle Ford, Mississippi Lime, Granite Wash, Woodford, Barnett, Haynesville, Niobrara, and Fayetteville shales. As of December 31, 2017, the company had approximately 1,799,781 horsepower in its fleet. It serves oil companies; and independent producers, processors, gatherers, and transporters of natural gas and crude oil. USA Compression GP, LLC operates as the general partner of USA Compression Partners, LP. The company was formerly known as Compression Holdings, LP, and changed its name to USA Compression Partners, LP in June 2011. USA Compression Partners, LP was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $23.40 to $24.38
• 50-Day Range: $23.17 to $26.17
• 52-Week Range: $21.12 to $30.10
• Volume: 233,258 shs
• Average Volume: 168,351 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.76 billion
• P/E Ratio: 35.05
• Dividend Yield: 8.94%
• Price Target: $26.25
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

USA Compression Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

USA Compression Partners scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 200th out of 269 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: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

USA Compression Partners has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

USA Compression Partners has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for USA Compression Partners are expected to grow by 20.00% in the coming year, from $1.05 to $1.26 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of USA Compression Partners is 35.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of USA Compression Partners is 35.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 77.28.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.67% of the float of USA Compression Partners has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

USA Compression Partners has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 13.6, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in USA Compression Partners has recently increased by 1,368.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

USA Compression Partners is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.81%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

USA Compression Partners does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of USA Compression Partners is 313.43%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, USA Compression Partners will have a dividend payout ratio of 166.67% in the coming year. This indicates that USA Compression Partners may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.67% of the float of USA Compression Partners has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

USA Compression Partners has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 13.6, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in USA Compression Partners has recently increased by 1,368.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.78

News Sentiment

USA Compression Partners has a news sentiment score of 0.78. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for USA Compression Partners this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for USAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added USA Compression Partners to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, USA Compression Partners insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $235,000.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

47.77% of the stock of USA Compression Partners is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

USAC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have USAC shares performed this year?

USA Compression Partners' stock was trading at $23.56 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, USAC shares have decreased by 0.3% and is now trading at $23.4850.

How were USA Compression Partners' earnings last quarter?

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 6th. The oil and gas company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.01. The oil and gas company earned $250.13 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $246.99 million. USA Compression Partners had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 69.11% and a net margin of 9.56%.
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Who are USA Compression Partners' major shareholders?

USA Compression Partners' top institutional shareholders include GraniteShares Advisors LLC (0.10%), Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.07%), Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC (0.06%) and Penbrook Management LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Veteran Equity Aggregator Eig, Eric D Long, Bradford D Whitehurst and Christopher W Porter.
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How do I buy shares of USA Compression Partners?

Shares of USAC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of USA Compression Partners own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that USA Compression Partners investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), Jabil (JBL) and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/9 Dividend: 4/28/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/9 Dividend: 4/28/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/09/2025
• Record date for 8/8 Dividend: 7/28/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/8 Dividend: 7/28/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2025
• Today: 8/07/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/08/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL FLD MCH&EQP
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:USAC
• CIK: 1522727
• Web: www.usacompression.com
• Phone: 512-473-2662
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 730
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for USA Compression Partners: $26.25
• High Price Target: $27.00
• Low Price Target: $25.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.54
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.37
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $99.57 million
• Net Margins: 9.99%
• Pretax Margin: 10.33%
• Return on Equity: -81.01%
• Return on Assets: 3.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.47
• Quick Ratio: 0.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $966.41 million
• Price / Sales: 2.86
• Cash Flow: $3.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.45
• Book Value: ($1.21) per share
• Price / Book: -19.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 117,582,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $2.76 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.36