USAC vs. EPM, NOV, KGS, INVX, NESR, NOA, MTRX, OIS, NGS, and OMSE
Should you be buying USA Compression Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of USA Compression Partners include Evolution Petroleum (EPM), NOV (NOV), Kodiak Gas Services (KGS), Innovex International (INVX), National Energy Services Reunited (NESR), North American Construction Group (NOA), Matrix Service (MTRX), Oil States International (OIS), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), and OMS Energy Technologies (OMSE). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
USA Compression Partners vs. Its Competitors
USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) and Evolution Petroleum (NYSEAMERICAN:EPM) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.
USA Compression Partners currently has a consensus target price of $26.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.28%. Given USA Compression Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe USA Compression Partners is more favorable than Evolution Petroleum.
USA Compression Partners has a net margin of 9.99% 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.
USA Compression Partners has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evolution Petroleum has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
In the previous week, USA Compression Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Evolution Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for USA Compression Partners and 2 mentions for Evolution Petroleum. USA Compression Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Evolution Petroleum's score of 0.34 indicating that USA Compression Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.
USA Compression Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Evolution Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. USA Compression Partners pays out 308.8% 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.
Summary
USA Compression Partners beats Evolution Petroleum on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:USAC) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
