Q1 EPS Estimate for USA Compression Partners Cut by Analyst

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for USA Compression Partners in a report released on Tuesday, March 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $0.26 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.30. 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 $0.31 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.61 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Texas Capital raised shares of USA Compression Partners from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of USA Compression Partners from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of USA Compression Partners in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of USA Compression Partners from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered USA Compression Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $26.67.

USA Compression Partners Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:USAC opened at $27.54 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $26.01 and a 200-day moving average of $24.43. USA Compression Partners has a twelve month low of $21.59 and a twelve month high of $28.09. The firm has a market cap of $3.99 billion, a PE ratio of 32.78 and a beta of 0.22.

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

Institutional Trading of USA Compression Partners

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in USA Compression Partners by 274.5% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,351,079 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $130,085,000 after acquiring an additional 3,922,383 shares during the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. increased its stake in USA Compression Partners by 9.6% in the third quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 17,105,738 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $410,538,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500,640 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in USA Compression Partners by 123.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,712,603 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $62,390,000 after purchasing an additional 1,498,928 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in USA Compression Partners by 82.7% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,863,377 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $77,254,000 after purchasing an additional 1,296,339 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of USA Compression Partners by 14.1% during the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 5,305,265 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $128,971,000 after purchasing an additional 654,001 shares in the last quarter. 47.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

USA Compression Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 26th were given a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 26th. USA Compression Partners’s payout ratio is presently 250.00%.

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.