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: $23.67 to $24.39
• 50-Day Range: $22.06 to $27.76
• 52-Week Range: $21.06 to $30.10
• Volume: 158,569 shs
• Average Volume: 343,422 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 32.90
• Dividend Yield: 8.74%
• Price Target: $26.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

USA Compression Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

USA Compression Partners scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 193rd out of 258 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: 0.9 / 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 2 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 32.90, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.12.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of USA Compression Partners is 32.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 56.19.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.79% 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.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in USA Compression Partners has recently decreased by 2.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

USA Compression Partners is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.72%, 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 308.82%. 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

3.79% 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.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in USA Compression Partners has recently decreased by 2.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.56

News Sentiment

USA Compression Partners has a news sentiment score of 1.56. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for USAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added USA Compression Partners to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 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 at the beginning of the year. Since then, USAC shares have increased by 2.0% and is now trading at $24.02.
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How were USA Compression Partners' earnings last quarter?

USA Compression Partners LP (NYSE:USAC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 6th. The oil and gas company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.04. The oil and gas company had revenue of $245.23 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $244.79 million. USA Compression Partners had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 62.46% and a net margin of 10.48%.
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Who are USA Compression Partners' major shareholders?

USA Compression Partners' top institutional shareholders include Alps Advisors Inc. (13.61%), Invesco Ltd. (10.51%), MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (3.96%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (2.44%). 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
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/09/2025
• Today: 5/18/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Natural gas transmission
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NYSE:USAC
• CIK: 1522727
• Web: www.usacompression.com
• Phone: 512-473-2662
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $26.00
• High Stock Price Target: $27.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $24.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.2%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.68
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.88
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $99.57 million
• Net Margins: 10.48%
• Pretax Margin: 10.71%
• Return on Equity: -62.46%
• Return on Assets: 3.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.23
• Quick Ratio: 0.53

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $966.41 million
• Price / Sales: 2.92
• Cash Flow: $2.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.11
• Book Value: ($1.20) per share
• Price / Book: -20.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 117,582,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $2.82 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.53