USA Compression Partners (USAC) Competitors

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) and Evolution Petroleum (NYSEAMERICAN:EPM) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, USAC or EPM?

USA Compression Partners has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evolution Petroleum has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend USAC or EPM?

USA Compression Partners currently has a consensus price target of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.81%. Given USA Compression Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	1.75
Evolution Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is USAC or EPM more profitable?

USA Compression Partners has a net margin of 9.56% compared to Evolution Petroleum's net margin of -0.82%. Evolution Petroleum's return on equity of 2.29% beat USA Compression Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
USA Compression Partners	9.56%	-71.82%	3.62%
Evolution Petroleum	-0.82%	2.29%	1.11%

Which has better valuation and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
USA Compression Partners	$950.45M	3.11	$99.57M	$0.67	35.97
Evolution Petroleum	$85.88M	2.11	$4.08M	$0.08	65.88

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 8.7%. Evolution Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. 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.

Does the media favor USAC or EPM?

In the previous week, USA Compression Partners and USA Compression Partners both had 4 articles in the media. Evolution Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat USA Compression Partners' score of 0.30 indicating that Evolution Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
USA Compression Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Evolution Petroleum	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of USAC or EPM?

47.8% of USA Compression Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

USA Compression Partners beats Evolution Petroleum on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.