Zacks Research Brokers Boost Earnings Estimates for USA Compression Partners LP (NYSE:USAC)

USA Compression Partners LP (NYSE:USAC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of USA Compression Partners in a research report issued on Friday, September 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas company will earn $1.19 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.17. The consensus estimate for USA Compression Partners’ current full-year earnings is $0.82 per share.

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The oil and gas company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $235.31 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $232.86 million. USA Compression Partners had a net margin of 9.77% and a negative return on equity of 40.62%.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on USAC. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $26.00 target price on shares of USA Compression Partners in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. StockNews.com downgraded USA Compression Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 11th. Finally, Mizuho upgraded USA Compression Partners from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $23.00 to $26.00 in a report on Thursday, May 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.50.

USA Compression Partners Stock Performance

USA Compression Partners stock opened at $23.04 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.20 and a beta of 1.32. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.22. USA Compression Partners has a 1 year low of $21.06 and a 1 year high of $28.47.

USA Compression Partners Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 22nd were paid a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 22nd. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.11%. USA Compression Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 512.20%.

Insider Transactions at USA Compression Partners

In other news, insider Eric D. Long sold 21,396 shares of USA Compression Partners stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.27, for a total value of $476,488.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 1,786 shares in the company, valued at approximately $39,774.22. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other USA Compression Partners news, insider Eric D. Long sold 21,396 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.27, for a total value of $476,488.92. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 1,786 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $39,774.22. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Eric D. Long sold 1,786 shares of USA Compression Partners stock in a transaction on Monday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.81, for a total transaction of $40,738.66. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 307,026 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,003,263.06. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Creekmur Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners during the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in USA Compression Partners by 12.2% in the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 4,445 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $105,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. F&V Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in USA Compression Partners in the first quarter valued at $209,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of USA Compression Partners during the second quarter worth about $204,000. Finally, TSA Wealth Managment LLC acquired a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners during the first quarter worth about $232,000. 47.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.