Stephen Charles Taylor Sells 19,400 Shares of Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS) Stock

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS - Get Free Report) Director Stephen Charles Taylor sold 19,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.80, for a total value of $558,720.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 438,387 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,625,545.60. This represents a 4.24 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Stephen Charles Taylor also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, December 12th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 10,000 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.15, for a total value of $271,500.00.
• On Monday, November 25th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 600 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.50, for a total transaction of $17,100.00.
• On Friday, November 22nd, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 10,000 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.00, for a total transaction of $280,000.00.
• On Wednesday, November 20th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 1,521 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.00, for a total transaction of $39,546.00.
• On Monday, November 18th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 3,442 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.51, for a total value of $87,805.42.
• On Friday, November 15th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 10,042 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.01, for a total transaction of $251,150.42.
• On Wednesday, November 13th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 2,191 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.50, for a total transaction of $53,679.50.
• On Monday, November 11th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 3,096 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.50, for a total transaction of $75,852.00.

Natural Gas Services Group Stock Performance

NYSE NGS traded down $0.42 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $28.93. The company had a trading volume of 124,239 shares, compared to its average volume of 109,880. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The firm has a market cap of $361.32 million, a P/E ratio of 22.60 and a beta of 1.14. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $14.09 and a fifty-two week high of $29.74. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.45.

Institutional Trading of Natural Gas Services Group

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Natural Gas Services Group by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 921,915 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $18,548,000 after purchasing an additional 18,001 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its holdings in Natural Gas Services Group by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 399,342 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $8,035,000 after buying an additional 19,543 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in Natural Gas Services Group by 19.1% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 162,646 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $3,108,000 after acquiring an additional 26,069 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in Natural Gas Services Group by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 127,330 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $2,562,000 after acquiring an additional 7,021 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in Natural Gas Services Group by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 88,857 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $1,698,000 after acquiring an additional 4,422 shares in the last quarter. 65.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Natural Gas Services Group from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th.

About Natural Gas Services Group

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc provides natural gas compression equipment and services to the energy industry in the United States. It engineers and fabricates, operates, rents, and maintains natural gas compressors for oil and natural gas production and plant facilities. It also designs, fabricates, and assembles compressor units for rental or sale; and designs, manufactures, and sells a line of reciprocating natural gas compressor frames, cylinders, and parts.

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