What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for USAC Q1 Earnings?

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of USA Compression Partners in a research note issued to investors on Friday, April 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the oil and gas company will earn $0.24 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.23. Zacks Research currently 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’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.61 EPS.

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

USAC has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of USA Compression Partners from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of USA Compression Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st. Texas Capital raised shares of USA Compression Partners from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of USA Compression Partners from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $26.67.

USA Compression Partners Stock Performance

Shares of USA Compression Partners stock opened at $26.75 on Wednesday. USA Compression Partners has a 52-week low of $21.85 and a 52-week high of $28.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.85 and a beta of 0.21. The company has a fifty day moving average of $27.39 and a 200-day moving average of $25.22.

USA Compression Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 27th will be given a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.8%. USA Compression Partners’s dividend payout ratio is presently 250.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On USA Compression Partners

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in USA Compression Partners by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 127,146 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $2,924,000 after buying an additional 521 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its position in USA Compression Partners by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 13,482 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $310,000 after buying an additional 724 shares during the period. Mallini Complete Financial Planning LLC boosted its position in USA Compression Partners by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Mallini Complete Financial Planning LLC now owns 93,810 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $2,158,000 after buying an additional 731 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in USA Compression Partners by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 45,800 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,053,000 after buying an additional 758 shares during the period. Finally, Mutual Advisors LLC boosted its position in USA Compression Partners by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 22,641 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $521,000 after buying an additional 769 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 47.77% of the company’s stock.

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.