USA Compression Partners, LP (USAC) Stock Analysis
Temp Headwind edge
Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Wait for pullback to $25.21. Weak momentum; also recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $26.08. Engine's entry $25.21 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Supplier: Caterpillar Inc.; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
USA Compression Partners is one of the largest US independent providers of natural gas compression services with ~3.9M horsepower across unconventional resource plays, operated as a Delaware LP managed by a General Partner wholly owned by Energy Transfer. Revenue comes from... Read more
Wait for pullback to $25.21. Weak momentum; also recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $26.08. Engine's entry $25.21 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Supplier: Caterpillar Inc.; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Growth is cheap relative to earnings, but the technical setup has not yet produced a breakout above resistance (PEG 0.16, quality 8.1/10, growth 10.0/10). Score 6.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/7 gates (clean insider activity, earnings proximity 55d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — USA Compression Partners, LP
Latest news
- NEWS USA Compression Partners, LP Stock 12‑Month Price Target Raised to $29.57, Implies 1% Upside - TradingView — TradingView positive
- NEWS USAC Q1 2026 Earnings: EPS Misses Estimates Amid Cost Pressures and Lower Utilization - Tangible Book Value - newsline.c — newsline.com negative
- NEWS USAC Q1 2026 Earnings: EPS Misses Estimates Amid Cost Pressures and Lower Utilization - Fiscal Year Earnings - newsline. — newsline.com negative
- NEWS EFXT vs. USAC: Who Wins the Natural Gas Compression Face-Off? - The Globe and Mail — The Globe and Mail neutral
- NEWS EFXT vs. USAC: Who Wins the Natural Gas Compression Face-Off? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:47Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomerten largest customers46%10-K Item 1: 'Our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 46%, 41%, and 39% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively'
- HIGHSupplierCaterpillar Inc.10-K Item 1A: 'The substantial majority of the components for our natural gas compression equipment are supplied by Caterpillar Inc., Cummins Inc., INNIO Waukesha, and TECO-Westinghouse for engines'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-30Item 5.02LOWOn April 28, 2026, Energy Transfer LP appointed Jim S. Holotik to serve as a director on the board of the General Partner. As an outside director, he will receive standard director compensation including 2,500 phantom units upon appointment.SEC filing →
- 2026-03-10Item 5.02LOWOn March 5, 2026, Thomas P. Mason announced his resignation from the board of directors of USA Compression GP, LLC, effective March 31, 2026. No disagreement with the General Partner or Partnership cited. No successor named.SEC filing →
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Wait for pullback to $25.21. Weak momentum; also recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $26.08. Engine's entry $25.21 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Supplier: Caterpillar Inc.; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Growth is cheap relative to earnings, but the technical setup has not yet produced a breakout above resistance (PEG 0.16, quality 8.1/10, growth 10.0/10). Target $29.94 (+14.8%), stop $23.31 (−11.9%), Setup A.R:R 2.7:1. Score 6.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $29.94 (+18.9% upside). Target $29.94 (+14.8%), stop $23.31 (−11.9%), Setup A.R:R 2.7:1. Stop-loss: $23.31.
Concentration risk — Supplier: Caterpillar Inc.; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 9.5): -1.5.
USA Compression Partners, LP trades at a P/E of 27.3 (forward 15.0). TrendMatrix value score: 6.8/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
13 analysts cover USAC with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $30.
What does USA Compression Partners, LP do?USA Compression Partners is one of the largest US independent providers of natural gas compression services with ~3.9M...
USA Compression Partners is one of the largest US independent providers of natural gas compression services with ~3.9M horsepower across unconventional resource plays, operated as a Delaware LP managed by a General Partner wholly owned by Energy Transfer. Revenue comes from fixed monthly service fees under contracts with ~260 oil and gas companies; top 10 customers represent 46% of 2025 revenues.