USAC vs. EPM, WTRG, OKLO, DTM, ELPC, BEP, KNTK, CWEN, TXNM, and CIG
Should you be buying USA Compression Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of USA Compression Partners include Evolution Petroleum (EPM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Oklo (OKLO), DT Midstream (DTM), Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Kinetik (KNTK), Clearway Energy (CWEN), TXNM Energy (TXNM), and Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS (CIG).
USA Compression Partners vs. Its Competitors
Evolution Petroleum (NYSEAMERICAN:EPM) and USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
In the previous week, USA Compression Partners had 10 more articles in the media than Evolution Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for USA Compression Partners and 0 mentions for Evolution Petroleum. USA Compression Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Evolution Petroleum's score of 0.00 indicating that USA Compression Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Evolution Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. USA Compression Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. 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. 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.
USA Compression Partners has a consensus target price of $26.25, suggesting a potential upside of 9.33%. Given USA Compression Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe USA Compression Partners is more favorable than Evolution Petroleum.
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.
60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of USA Compression Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Evolution Petroleum has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, USA Compression Partners has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
USA Compression Partners beats Evolution Petroleum on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:USAC) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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