USA Compression Partners, LP $USAC Shares Purchased by Alps Advisors Inc.

Alps Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) by 3.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 17,748,200 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after acquiring an additional 642,462 shares during the quarter. USA Compression Partners accounts for 2.4% of Alps Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Alps Advisors Inc. owned 0.14% of USA Compression Partners worth $408,209,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of USA Compression Partners by 233.3% in the 3rd 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 acquired a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at about $64,000. Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at about $205,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at about $216,000. Finally, Texas Yale Capital Corp. acquired a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners in the 4th quarter valued at about $224,000. 47.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

USA Compression Partners Price Performance

USA Compression Partners stock opened at $27.99 on Friday. USA Compression Partners, LP has a 52 week low of $21.85 and a 52 week high of $30.55. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $27.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $26.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.41. The stock has a market cap of $4.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.85 and a beta of 0.21.

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) last posted its 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). USA Compression Partners had a negative return on equity of 807.33% and a net margin of 11.91%.The firm had revenue of $331.28 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $308.35 million. On average, equities analysts predict that USA Compression Partners, LP will post 1.21 earnings per share for the current year.

USA Compression Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 27th were paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 216.49%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on USAC shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on USA Compression Partners from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Citigroup raised their target price on USA Compression Partners from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Texas Capital upgraded USA Compression Partners from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Zacks Research downgraded USA Compression Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded USA Compression Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, USA Compression Partners has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $27.60.

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.