USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) Stock Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $23.87 and traded as high as $25.56. USA Compression Partners shares last traded at $25.20, with a volume of 270,971 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on USAC. Mizuho raised their target price on USA Compression Partners from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of USA Compression Partners in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of USA Compression Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of USA Compression Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 1st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $25.67.

USA Compression Partners Trading Up 0.1%

The company has a market capitalization of $3.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.50 and a beta of 0.23. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $24.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $23.86.

USA Compression Partners (NYSE:USAC) last released its 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 business had revenue of $250.26 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $250.23 million. Analysts anticipate that USA Compression Partners, LP will post 1.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

USA Compression Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 26th will be given a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 26th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.3%. USA Compression Partners’s payout ratio is 262.50%.

Institutional Trading of USA Compression Partners

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CWM LLC acquired a new position in shares of USA Compression Partners during the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in USA Compression Partners by 233.3% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,443 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 1,010 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in USA Compression Partners in the third quarter valued at approximately $64,000. Caprock Group LLC bought a new stake in USA Compression Partners in the third quarter valued at approximately $205,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners in the third quarter valued at approximately $216,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.