USA Compression Partners LP (NYSE:USAC) Receives $26.80 Average PT from Analysts

USA Compression Partners LP (NYSE:USAC - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from the five ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $26.80.

USAC has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on USA Compression Partners from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on USA Compression Partners from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of USA Compression Partners from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On USA Compression Partners

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in USAC. Stifel Financial Corp acquired a new position in USA Compression Partners during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $210,000. Hodges Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of USA Compression Partners by 9.0% during the third quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 24,306 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $557,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of USA Compression Partners by 16.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 5,175 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $119,000 after purchasing an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its position in USA Compression Partners by 9.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 9,052 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $215,000 after purchasing an additional 766 shares during the period. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in USA Compression Partners by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,720 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $269,000 after purchasing an additional 970 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 47.77% of the company's stock.

USA Compression Partners Stock Down 5.6 %

USA Compression Partners stock traded down $1.36 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $22.77. The stock had a trading volume of 64,564 shares, compared to its average volume of 356,419. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $26.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.53. USA Compression Partners has a one year low of $21.06 and a one year high of $30.10. The stock has a market cap of $2.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.27 and a beta of 0.84.

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The oil and gas company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.06). USA Compression Partners had a negative return on equity of 62.46% and a net margin of 10.48%. Research analysts anticipate that USA Compression Partners will post 1.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

USA Compression Partners Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 27th were issued a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 27th. USA Compression Partners's payout ratio is 287.67%.

USA Compression Partners Company Profile

USA Compression Partners, LP provides compression services under term contracts with customers in the natural gas and crude oil industries in the United States. The company engineers, designs, operates, services, and repairs its compression units; and maintains related support inventory and equipment.