How to buy USA Compression Partners stock (USAC)

USA Compression Partners is an oil & gas equipment & services business based in the US. USA Compression Partners shares (USAC) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $21.54 – a decrease of 5.61% over the previous week. USA Compression Partners employs 822 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $929.6 million.

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USA Compression Partners stock price (NYSE: USAC)

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USA Compression Partners shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$21.54
52-week range	$20.56 - $26.63
50-day moving average more info button	$22.87
200-day moving average more info button	$23.78
Wall St. target price	$24.83
PE ratio more info button	40.2364
Dividend yield more info button	$2.1 (9.49%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.55

Is it a good time to buy USA Compression Partners stock?

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USA Compression Partners price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $21.54 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-5.61%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-9.19%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-5.48%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-9.72%

1 year (2023-12-22)	-10.59%
2 years (2022-12-22)	37.10%
3 years (2021-12-22)	94.60%
5 years (2019-12-20)	135.93%

Is USA Compression Partners stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing USA Compression Partners stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of USA Compression Partners's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

USA Compression Partners's P/E ratio

USA Compression Partners's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 40x. In other words, USA Compression Partners shares trade at around 40x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

USA Compression Partners's EBITDA

USA Compression Partners's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $551.5 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a USA Compression Partners's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

USA Compression Partners financials

Revenue TTM	$929.6 million
Operating margin TTM	31.58%
Gross profit TTM	$473.9 million
Return on assets TTM	6.65%
Return on equity TTM	60.35%
Profit margin	9.36%
Book value	$-0.92
Market Capitalization more info button	$2.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

USA Compression Partners share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 3.44% of net profits

Recently USA Compression Partners has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), USA Compression Partners shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In USA Compression Partners's case, that would currently equate to about $2.1 per share.

While USA Compression Partners's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that USA Compression Partners is investing more in its future growth.

USA Compression Partners's most recent dividend payout was on 31 October 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 20 October 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

USA Compression Partners share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, USA Compression Partners's shares have ranged in value from as little as $20.5646 up to $26.6312. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while USA Compression Partners's is 1.248. This would suggest that USA Compression Partners's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

USA Compression Partners overview

USA Compression Partners, LP provides natural gas compression services in the United States. It offers compression services to oil companies and independent producers, processors, gatherers, and transporters of natural gas and crude oil. The company focuses on providing natural gas compression services to infrastructure applications, including centralized natural gas gathering systems and processing facilities, as well as gas lift applications for crude oil wells. As of December 31, 2023, it had 3,775,660 horsepower in its fleet. USA Compression Partners, LP was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of USA Compression Partners is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 40.077% of USA Compression Partners shares are held by insiders and 38.933% by institutions. How many people work for USA Compression Partners?
Latest data suggests 822 work at USA Compression Partners. When does the fiscal year end for USA Compression Partners?
USA Compression Partners's fiscal year ends in December. Where is USA Compression Partners based?
USA Compression Partners's address is: 111 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX, United States, 78701 What is USA Compression Partners's ISIN number?
USA Compression Partners's international securities identification number is: US90290N1090 What is USA Compression Partners's CUSIP number?
USA Compression Partners's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 90290N109