USA Compression Partners (USAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

USA Compression Partners LP (NYSE: USAC) is a master limited partnership that provides natural gas compression services in the United States. The company owns and operates a fleet of natural gas compression equipment and supplies compression to producers, processors, gatherers and pipeline operators under primarily fee-based contracts.

Its services support several stages of the natural gas value chain, including the gathering and processing of natural gas, transportation through interstate and intrastate pipelines, and natural gas storage. Compression equipment increases gas pressure so that it can be moved efficiently through gathering systems and long-distance pipelines. USA Compression generally provides equipment, operations and maintenance services under contracts that may include dedicated compression arrangements.

USA Compression serves customers across major U.S. natural gas producing and infrastructure regions. The partnership was formed in 1998 and became a publicly traded company in 2013. Its operations are managed from its headquarters in Austin, Texas. Eric D. Long has served as the partnership’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.15 to $25.13
• 50-Day Range: $24.24 to $27.79
• 52-Week Range: $22.65 to $30.55
• Volume: 279,042 shs
• Average Volume: 253,835 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.87
• Dividend Yield: 8.66%
• Price Target: $29.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

USA Compression Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

USA Compression Partners scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 77th out of 244 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

USA Compression Partners has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

USA Compression Partners has a consensus price target of $29.50, representing about 21.7% upside from its current price of $24.24.

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: 29.31%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for USA Compression Partners are expected to grow by 29.31% in the coming year, from $1.16 to $1.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of USA Compression Partners is 22.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.01.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of USA Compression Partners is 22.87, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.25.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.09% 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 2.73, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in USA Compression Partners has recently increased by 18.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

USA Compression Partners is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.59%, 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 185.84%. 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 140.00% in the coming year. This indicates that USA Compression Partners may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.02

News Sentiment

USA Compression Partners has a news sentiment score of 0.02. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for USA Compression Partners this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for USAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% 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 -89% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $262,200.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0075% of the company's market cap.

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 $262,200.00 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 11/6 Dividend: 10/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/6 Dividend: 10/26/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/03/2026
• Today: 11/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TXSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
• Current Symbol: TXSE:USAC
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:USAC
• CIK: 1522727
• Web: www.usacompression.com
• Phone: (214) 545-0440
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 730
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for USA Compression Partners: $29.50
• High Price Target: $31.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.87
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.16
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $111.32 million
• Net Margins: 12.43%
• Pretax Margin: 13.50%
• Return on Equity: 179.77%
• Return on Assets: 4.83%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 10.25
• Current Ratio: 1.35
• Quick Ratio: 0.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.99
• Cash Flow: $3.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.13
• Book Value: ($0.92) per share
• Price / Book: -26.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 144,943,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $3.51 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.30