Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for USAC Earnings

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) – Zacks Research cut their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for USA Compression Partners in a research note issued to investors on Friday, May 22nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $0.28 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.35. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for USA Compression Partners’ current full-year earnings is $1.21 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for USA Compression Partners’ FY2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.36 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.40 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at $0.38 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded USA Compression Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. Texas Capital raised USA Compression Partners from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 9th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on USA Compression Partners from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on USA Compression Partners from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $27.00.

USA Compression Partners Price Performance

Shares of NYSE USAC opened at $29.06 on Monday. 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 company has a market cap of $4.21 billion, a PE ratio of 29.96 and a beta of 0.22. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $27.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $26.00. USA Compression Partners has a fifty-two week low of $21.85 and a fifty-two week high of $30.55.

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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). The company had revenue of $331.28 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $308.35 million. USA Compression Partners had a net margin of 11.91% and a negative return on equity of 807.33%.

USA Compression Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 27th were paid a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 27th. USA Compression Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 216.49%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Alps Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of USA Compression Partners by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 17,748,200 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $408,209,000 after purchasing an additional 642,462 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of USA Compression Partners by 29.8% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,599,073 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $105,779,000 after purchasing an additional 1,056,548 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of USA Compression Partners by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,344,670 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $76,927,000 after purchasing an additional 302,491 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of USA Compression Partners by 123.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,712,603 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $62,390,000 after purchasing an additional 1,498,928 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of USA Compression Partners by 2.5% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 562,735 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $13,506,000 after purchasing an additional 13,992 shares during the last quarter. 47.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.