Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of USAC Q1 Earnings

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2028 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of USA Compression Partners in a note issued to investors on Friday, April 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.41. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for USA Compression Partners’ current full-year earnings is $1.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for USA Compression Partners’ FY2028 earnings at $1.63 EPS.

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The oil and gas company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.28. USA Compression Partners had a negative return on equity of 87.34% and a net margin of 11.15%.The firm had revenue of $252.48 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $253.43 million.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Mizuho boosted their target price on USA Compression Partners from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Wall Street Zen cut USA Compression Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st. Texas Capital raised USA Compression Partners from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on USA Compression Partners from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.67.

USA Compression Partners Price Performance

USAC opened at $26.38 on Tuesday. USA Compression Partners has a 12 month low of $21.85 and a 12 month high of $28.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.41 and a beta of 0.21. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $27.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $25.21.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. ING Groep NV acquired a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at about $5,158,000. Citigroup Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,553,000. Alps Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of USA Compression Partners by 9.6% in the 3rd quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 17,105,738 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $410,538,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500,640 shares during the period. HUB Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at about $384,000. Finally, State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at about $64,000. 47.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

USA Compression Partners Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 27th will be given a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. USA Compression Partners’s dividend payout ratio is currently 250.00%.

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.