What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for USAC Q1 Earnings?

USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE:USAC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of USA Compression Partners in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $0.26 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.

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

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

USA Compression Partners Trading Up 0.0%

NYSE USAC opened at $27.54 on Thursday. USA Compression Partners has a 1 year low of $21.59 and a 1 year high of $28.09. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.43. The company has a market cap of $3.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.78 and a beta of 0.22.

USA Compression Partners Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 26th were paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 26th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.6%. USA Compression Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 250.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On USA Compression Partners

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in USA Compression Partners in the 4th quarter valued at $294,000. MV Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners in the 4th quarter valued at $86,000. Abel Hall LLC bought a new stake in shares of USA Compression Partners in the 4th quarter worth about $230,000. Jump Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of USA Compression Partners by 157.0% in the 4th quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 109,251 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $2,513,000 after purchasing an additional 66,745 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its position in shares of USA Compression Partners by 11.1% during the 4th quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 36,283 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $835,000 after purchasing an additional 3,633 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 47.77% of the company’s stock.

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.