Zacks Research Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for USAC

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) – Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of USA Compression Partners in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 8th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $0.23 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.26. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for USA Compression Partners’ current full-year earnings is $1.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for USA Compression Partners’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.41 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.64 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on USAC. Texas Capital raised USA Compression Partners from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Mizuho raised their target price on USA Compression Partners from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered USA Compression Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $26.67.

USA Compression Partners Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE USAC opened at $28.28 on Thursday. USA Compression Partners has a fifty-two week low of $21.72 and a fifty-two week high of $28.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.10 billion, a PE ratio of 33.66 and a beta of 0.21. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $27.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.99.

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The oil and gas company reported $0.28 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $252.48 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $253.43 million.

USA Compression Partners Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 26th were given a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 26th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.4%. USA Compression Partners’s payout ratio is 250.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ING Groep NV acquired a new position in USA Compression Partners during the third quarter worth approximately $5,158,000. Citigroup Inc. acquired a new position in USA Compression Partners during the third quarter worth approximately $2,553,000. Alps Advisors Inc. increased its position in USA Compression Partners by 9.6% during the third quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 17,105,738 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $410,538,000 after buying an additional 1,500,640 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of USA Compression Partners by 14.1% in the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 5,305,265 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $128,971,000 after purchasing an additional 654,001 shares during the period. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of USA Compression Partners by 15.9% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 206,450 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $5,019,000 after purchasing an additional 28,280 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 47.77% of the company’s stock.

USA Compression Partners Company Profile

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.