USA Compression Partners (USAC) Competitors $23.04 +0.39 (+1.73%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.10 +0.06 (+0.28%) As of 10/17/2025 07:26 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock USAC vs. EPM, ELPC, BEP, CWEN, TXNM, KNTK, BEPC, BIPC, CIG, and ELPShould you be buying USA Compression Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of USA Compression Partners include Evolution Petroleum (EPM), Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Clearway Energy (CWEN), TXNM Energy (TXNM), Kinetik (KNTK), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC), Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS (CIG), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) (ELP). USA Compression Partners vs. Its Competitors Evolution Petroleum Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Brookfield Renewable Partners Clearway Energy TXNM Energy Kinetik Brookfield Renewable Brookfield Infrastructure Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) and Evolution Petroleum (NYSEAMERICAN:EPM) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends. Is USAC or EPM a better dividend stock? USA Compression Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Evolution Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. USA Compression Partners pays out 313.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Evolution Petroleum pays out 600.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is USAC or EPM more profitable? USA Compression Partners has a net margin of 9.56% compared to Evolution Petroleum's net margin of 1.72%. Evolution Petroleum's return on equity of 2.31% beat USA Compression Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets USA Compression Partners9.56% -71.82% 3.62% Evolution Petroleum 1.72%2.31%1.09% Which has higher valuation & earnings, USAC or EPM? USA Compression Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Evolution Petroleum. USA Compression Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evolution Petroleum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUSA Compression Partners$950.45M2.97$99.57M$0.6734.39Evolution Petroleum$85.84M1.81$1.47M$0.0856.63 Do analysts recommend USAC or EPM? USA Compression Partners presently has a consensus price target of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.67%. Given USA Compression Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe USA Compression Partners is more favorable than Evolution Petroleum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score USA Compression Partners 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75Evolution Petroleum 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media prefer USAC or EPM? In the previous week, USA Compression Partners had 8 more articles in the media than Evolution Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for USA Compression Partners and 0 mentions for Evolution Petroleum. USA Compression Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Evolution Petroleum's score of 0.00 indicating that USA Compression Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment USA Compression Partners Positive Evolution Petroleum Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, USAC or EPM? USA Compression Partners has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evolution Petroleum has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in USAC or EPM? 47.8% of USA Compression Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryUSA Compression Partners beats Evolution Petroleum on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding USAC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart USAC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUSA Compression PartnersOIL FLD MCH&EQP IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.78B$996.40M$7.70B$21.77BDividend Yield9.27%4.39%10.87%3.62%P/E Ratio34.3913.8572.9132.40Price / Sales2.971.091,417.3960.36Price / Cash7.225.6636.6024.37Price / Book-19.041.114.694.59Net Income$99.57M$71.29M$4.28B$1.01B7 Day Performance2.50%1.39%-0.24%1.32%1 Month Performance-5.45%-3.54%0.25%-1.45%1 Year Performance3.32%8.87%15.69%9.57% USA Compression Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USACUSA Compression Partners2.8662 of 5 stars$23.04+1.7%$25.50+10.7%+2.4%$2.78B$950.45M34.39730News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionEPMEvolution Petroleum1.0544 of 5 stars$4.79+2.8%N/AN/A$160.11M$85.84M159.678ELPCCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelN/A$8.56+2.5%N/A+44.9%$8.93B$4.20B12.066,320News CoverageBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners2.9295 of 5 stars$27.78+5.7%$30.00+8.0%+2.2%$7.46B$5.88B-29.245,270News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCWENClearway Energy3.1508 of 5 stars$31.77+2.0%$36.29+14.2%+15.0%$6.30B$1.37B48.8860TXNMTXNM Energy1.9092 of 5 stars$56.90+0.5%$57.04+0.2%+31.0%$5.97B$1.97B29.331,695News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastKNTKKinetik4.2938 of 5 stars$36.86+2.4%$54.33+47.4%-28.0%$5.83B$1.48B49.81200Analyst ForecastBEPCBrookfield Renewable3.1846 of 5 stars$39.58+5.2%$35.75-9.7%+22.9%$5.45B$5.88B-44.471,890Analyst ForecastBIPCBrookfield Infrastructure1.5908 of 5 stars$45.67+0.9%$46.00+0.7%+3.3%$5.44B$3.65B31.721,700News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCIGComp En De Mn Cemig ADSN/A$1.95+2.4%N/A+1.8%$5.44B$7.38B4.235,028Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ELPCompanhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)1.895 of 5 stars$9.23+2.0%N/A+38.0%$5.39B$4.20B54.294,396 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EPM Alternatives ELPC Alternatives BEP Alternatives CWEN Alternatives TXNM Alternatives KNTK Alternatives BEPC Alternatives BIPC Alternatives CIG Alternatives ELP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:USAC) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia CEO Makes First Ever Tesla AnnouncementWhile headlines focus on Tesla’s car sales, tech analyst Jeff Brown says the real story is Tesla’s role in a $...Brownstone Research | SponsoredBuy alert: Move $1,000 before Tesla’s Optimus launchElon's $1,000,000,000,000 payday Elon Musk just made his biggest insider purchase of Tesla stock ever. 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