USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) Shares Cross Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $26.33 and traded as high as $28.78. USA Compression Partners shares last traded at $27.8250, with a volume of 111,180 shares.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

USAC has been the subject of several research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of USA Compression Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of USA Compression Partners from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of USA Compression Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. 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 report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Texas Capital upgraded shares of USA Compression Partners from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $27.60.

USA Compression Partners Trading Down 2.8%

The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $27.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $26.33. The firm has a market cap of $4.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.69 and a beta of 0.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.41, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

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

USA Compression Partners Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 27th were paid a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 27th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.5%. USA Compression Partners’s payout ratio is 216.49%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On USA Compression Partners

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its position in shares of USA Compression Partners by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 28,790 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $781,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in USA Compression Partners by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 127,146 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $2,924,000 after acquiring an additional 521 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in USA Compression Partners by 1.2% in the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 46,340 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,257,000 after acquiring an additional 540 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 674 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in USA Compression Partners by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 13,482 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $310,000 after acquiring an additional 724 shares during the last quarter. 47.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.