USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the six analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $27.00.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on USAC shares. Zacks Research cut shares of USA Compression Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of USA Compression Partners from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of USA Compression Partners from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Texas Capital raised shares of USA Compression Partners from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of USA Compression Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On USA Compression Partners

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in shares of USA Compression Partners by 233.3% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,443 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 1,010 shares during the period. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in USA Compression Partners in the third quarter worth about $64,000. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in USA Compression Partners during the 4th quarter worth about $86,000. Caprock Group LLC bought a new position in USA Compression Partners during the 3rd quarter worth about $205,000. Finally, One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC purchased a new position in USA Compression Partners during the 1st quarter valued at about $212,000. Institutional investors own 47.77% of the company’s stock.

USA Compression Partners Price Performance

Shares of USAC stock opened at $28.72 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $27.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.16. USA Compression Partners has a 52-week low of $21.85 and a 52-week high of $30.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.41, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.61 and a beta of 0.22.

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The oil and gas company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by ($0.08). USA Compression Partners had a negative return on equity of 807.33% and a net margin of 11.91%.The business had revenue of $331.28 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $308.35 million. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that USA Compression Partners will post 1.21 earnings per share for the current year.

USA Compression Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 27th were given a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 27th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.3%. USA Compression Partners’s payout ratio is 216.49%.

About USA Compression Partners

USA Compression Partners (NYSE: USAC) is a Houston-based master limited partnership specializing in natural gas compression services for oil and gas producers. The company offers a full suite of midstream compression solutions designed to enhance production flow and optimize field operations. Its core activities include the design, engineering, fabrication, installation, operation and maintenance of natural gas compression equipment onshore across key U.S. basins.

USA Compression’s product and service offerings encompass new equipment deployment, aftermarket parts and component sales, field service support, and instrumentation and control systems.