USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Research

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Thursday,Zacks.com reports. Zacks Research also issued estimates for USA Compression Partners’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.43 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen raised USA Compression Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 6th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of USA Compression Partners in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $25.00.

USA Compression Partners Price Performance

NYSE USAC opened at $23.77 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $23.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $23.84. USA Compression Partners has a 12 month low of $21.59 and a 12 month high of $30.10. The company has a market capitalization of $2.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.71 and a beta of 0.23.

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The oil and gas company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.04. USA Compression Partners had a net margin of 10.99% and a negative return on equity of 76.84%. The firm had revenue of $250.26 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $250.23 million. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that USA Compression Partners will post 1.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of USA Compression Partners in the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. CWM LLC purchased a new position in USA Compression Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in USA Compression Partners by 233.3% in 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 buying an additional 1,010 shares during the period. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in USA Compression Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at $64,000. Finally, Caprock Group LLC purchased a new position in USA Compression Partners during the 3rd quarter worth $205,000. 47.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.