Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for USAC Earnings

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for USA Compression Partners in a research note issued on Friday, July 3rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $0.24 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.28. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for USA Compression Partners’ current full-year earnings is $1.06 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for USA Compression Partners’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $0.35 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.46 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on USAC. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of USA Compression Partners from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Mizuho upped their price target on USA Compression Partners from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Citigroup raised their price objective on USA Compression Partners from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Texas Capital upgraded shares of USA Compression Partners from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $29.25.

USA Compression Partners Stock Up 1.8%

USAC stock opened at $25.96 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $27.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $26.65. USA Compression Partners has a 52-week low of $21.85 and a 52-week high of $30.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.41, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.48 and a beta of 0.21.

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The oil and gas company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by ($0.08). USA Compression Partners had a negative return on equity of 807.33% and a net margin of 11.91%.The company had revenue of $331.27 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $308.35 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On USA Compression Partners

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in USA Compression Partners by 233.3% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,443 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 1,010 shares during the last quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in USA Compression Partners in the 4th quarter worth $86,000. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC bought a new position in shares of USA Compression Partners during the 1st quarter worth about $212,000. Texas Yale Capital Corp. acquired a new position in shares of USA Compression Partners during the fourth quarter valued at about $224,000. Finally, Arista Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of USA Compression Partners during the fourth quarter valued at about $230,000. 47.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

USA Compression Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 27th were paid a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 27th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.1%. USA Compression Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 216.49%.

Key Stories Impacting USA Compression Partners

Here are the key news stories impacting USA Compression Partners this week:

• Positive Sentiment: USA Compression completed a legal redomiciliation from Delaware to Texas, which may be viewed as a routine corporate simplification and could support a smoother operating structure. USA Compression Completes Legal Redomiciliation to Texas
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks Research trimmed its FY2026 EPS estimate to $1.04 from $1.15, but that is still near the current consensus of $1.06 per share, suggesting only a modest change to near-term expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts cut multiple forward EPS estimates for USA Compression Partners, including Q2 2026 to $0.24, Q3 2026 to $0.25, Q4 2026 to $0.28, FY2027 to $1.22, and FY2028 to $1.46, signaling softer earnings expectations across the forecast horizon.

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.