USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) Stock Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $23.87 and traded as high as $25.56. USA Compression Partners shares last traded at $25.20, with a volume of 270,971 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on USAC shares. Zacks Research cut USA Compression Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 1st. Mizuho lifted their target price on USA Compression Partners from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of USA Compression Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of USA Compression Partners in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, USA Compression Partners currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $25.67.

USA Compression Partners Price Performance

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $24.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.50 and a beta of 0.23.

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The oil and gas company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.04. USA Compression Partners had a negative return on equity of 76.84% and a net margin of 10.99%.The company had revenue of $250.26 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $250.23 million. As a group, equities analysts forecast that USA Compression Partners, LP will post 1.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

USA Compression Partners Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 26th will be given a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 26th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.3%. USA Compression Partners’s payout ratio is 262.50%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of USA Compression Partners in the second quarter worth $317,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in USA Compression Partners by 14.1% during the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 5,305,265 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $128,971,000 after purchasing an additional 654,001 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in USA Compression Partners by 15.9% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 206,450 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $5,019,000 after purchasing an additional 28,280 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in USA Compression Partners by 274.5% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,351,079 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $130,085,000 after purchasing an additional 3,922,383 shares during the period. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new position in USA Compression Partners during the 2nd quarter valued at about $255,000. 47.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.