NYSE:USAC

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

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$28.42 +0.03 (+0.10%)
As of 02:23 PM Eastern
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About USA Compression Partners Stock (NYSE:USAC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$28.45
$28.79
50-Day Range
$21.54
$29.30
52-Week Range
$21.06
$30.10
Volume
83,951 shs
Average Volume
503,405 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.33 billion
P/E Ratio
49.84
Dividend Yield
7.39%
Price Target
$26.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

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.

USA Compression Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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32nd Percentile Overall Score

USAC MarketRank™: 

USA Compression Partners scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 222nd out of 271 stocks in the oils/energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    USA Compression Partners has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    USA Compression Partners has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about USA Compression Partners' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for USA Compression Partners are expected to grow by 27.50% in the coming year, from $0.80 to $1.02 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of USA Compression Partners is 50.13, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.47.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of USA Compression Partners is 50.13, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 11.76.

  • Read more about USA Compression Partners' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.04% 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 6.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in USA Compression Partners has recently increased by 63.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    USA Compression Partners is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.40%, 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 368.43%. 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 205.88% in the coming year. This indicates that USA Compression Partners may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about USA Compression Partners' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.04% 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 6.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in USA Compression Partners has recently increased by 63.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    USA Compression Partners has a news sentiment score of 0.07. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for USA Compression Partners this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for USAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added USA Compression Partners to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, USA Compression Partners insiders have not sold or bought any 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.

  • Read more about USA Compression Partners' insider trading history.
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USAC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

USA Compression Partners' stock was trading at $23.56 at the beginning of the year. Since then, USAC stock has increased by 21.4% and is now trading at $28.5950.
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USA Compression Partners LP (NYSE:USAC) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February, 11th. The oil and gas company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.06. USA Compression Partners had a net margin of 9.36% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 47.53%.

Top institutional investors of USA Compression Partners include Invesco Ltd. (10.49%), MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (3.00%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.61%) and Blackstone Inc. (0.88%). Insiders that own company stock include Veteran Equity Aggregator Eig, Eric D Long and Christopher W Porter.
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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.

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

Ex-Dividend for 2/7 Dividend
1/27/2025
Dividend Payable
2/07/2025
Last Earnings
2/11/2025
Today
2/18/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Natural gas transmission
Sub-Industry
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
N/A
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$26.50
High Stock Price Target
$30.00
Low Stock Price Target
$23.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-7.1%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$68.27 million
Pretax Margin
9.58%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$846.18 million
Cash Flow
$3.33 per share
Book Value
($2.98) per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$3.34 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.34

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This page (NYSE:USAC) was last updated on 2/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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