USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) Receives $29.25 Average PT from Analysts

Shares of USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the six analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $29.25.

USAC has been the topic of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of USA Compression Partners from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of USA Compression Partners from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Mizuho boosted their target price on USA Compression Partners from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, June 12th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered USA Compression Partners from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th.

USA Compression Partners Stock Performance

Shares of USA Compression Partners stock opened at $26.84 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.41. USA Compression Partners has a 12 month low of $21.85 and a 12 month high of $30.55. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.95. The stock has a market cap of $3.89 billion, a PE ratio of 27.67 and a beta of 0.21.

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The oil and gas company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $331.27 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $308.35 million. USA Compression Partners had a negative return on equity of 807.33% and a net margin of 11.91%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that USA Compression Partners will post 1.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

USA Compression Partners Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 27th will be given a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 27th. USA Compression Partners’s dividend payout ratio is presently 216.49%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in USAC. Mallini Complete Financial Planning LLC raised its stake in shares of USA Compression Partners by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Mallini Complete Financial Planning LLC now owns 95,530 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $2,521,000 after acquiring an additional 1,041 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in USA Compression Partners by 38.5% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 176,124 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $4,776,000 after purchasing an additional 48,978 shares during the period. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in USA Compression Partners by 2.4% during the first quarter. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC now owns 314,657 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $8,533,000 after purchasing an additional 7,226 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in shares of USA Compression Partners by 2.4% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 28,636 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $777,000 after purchasing an additional 674 shares during the period. Finally, One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners in the first quarter worth $212,000. 47.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

USA Compression Partners Company Profile

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.