USA Compression Partners, LP Stock Price and Value Analysis

Should you buy USA Compression Partners, LP stock? (NYSE:USAC). Let's see how it does in our automated value investing analysis system.

Key Facts

Ticker: USAC (NYSE)
Current price: $26.38
Sector: Energy
Industry: Oil & Gas Midstream
Dividend yield:

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This company has a large dividend yield!	This company has wild ups and downs. This stock looks overpriced. This company is less known than others. This company is not making money.

Inside the USAC Numbers

	USAC Price (USA Compression Partners, LP stock price per share)	$26.38
× PE Ratio Versus Sector The PE ratio measures the reported earnings of a company to its current stock price. While earnings are easy to manipulate on the balance sheet, this ratio gives you a sense of what buyers are willing to pay for the stock—what they believe it will do in the future. Comparing a stock's PE to the average PE of companies in its industry gives you a sense of market sentiment about the stock and how well it fares financially. It's not the only number, nor the most important, but comparing similar companies is valuable. A ratio far above or below that of its peers is significant. Industries are more specific than sectors, so companies within most industries are more similar than are companies within an industry. Be aware that the size and customers of companies are important to their prospects. Close ^[?]	PE Ratio versus Sector	0% lower than other Energy stocks
× PE Ratio Versus Industry The PE ratio measures the reported earnings of a company to its current stock price. While earnings are easy to manipulate on the balance sheet, this ratio gives you a sense of what buyers are willing to pay for the stock—what they believe it will do in the future. Comparing a stock's PE to the average PE of companies in its sector gives you a sense of market sentiment about the stock and how well it fares financially. It's not the only number, nor the most important, but comparing similar companies is valuable. A ratio far above or below that of its peers is significant. Be aware that sectors are very broad, with many types of companies in the same sector. Close ^[?]	PE Ratio versus Industry	285% higher than other Oil & Gas Midstream stocks
× Free Cash Flow Jitter The free cash flow jitter of a stock measures how much the company's free cash flow varies from its historical trend, on average. While it's always nice to make more money than you expected, a company with predictable free cash flow is stable and good. A company with wild swings in its free cash flow warrants further research. In general, the lower this number, the better. Close ^[?]	Free Cash Flow Jitter	54%
× Dividend Yield The dividend yield of a stock is the amount of money paid out in dividends every year divided by the stock's current price. While not every stock pays a dividend, many solid companies pay good dividends. In general, the higher this calculation, the better—think of it like an interest rate of an investment—if the company pays dividends consistently. A high dividend payout rate may indicate that the share price has fallen recently. Be sure that the company is worth investing in before you chase high dividend yields! Close ^[?]	Dividend Yield	8% (tax impact)
	Shares Shorted	2,620,975

Recent Insider Activity

Open-market buys and sells reported by USA Compression Partners, LP's officers, directors, and 10% owners on SEC Form 4. Routine transactions (tax withholding, option exercises, and stock grants) are excluded -- these are discretionary trades only.

Date	Insider	Type	Shares	Price
2025-05-08T00:00:00	Whitehurst Bradford D.	Buy	500	$23.59
2025-05-08T00:00:00	Whitehurst Bradford D.	Buy	4,600	$23.45
2025-05-08T00:00:00	Whitehurst Bradford D.	Buy	400	$23.47
2025-05-08T00:00:00	Whitehurst Bradford D.	Buy	300	$23.61
2025-05-08T00:00:00	Whitehurst Bradford D.	Buy	4,200	$23.53
2024-06-14T00:00:00	EIG VETERAN EQUITY AGGREGATOR, L.P.	Sell	2,776,383	$23.00
2024-06-11T00:00:00	EIG VETERAN EQUITY AGGREGATOR, L.P.	Sell	252	$24.03
2024-06-10T00:00:00	EIG VETERAN EQUITY AGGREGATOR, L.P.	Sell	11,175	$24.04
2024-06-06T00:00:00	EIG VETERAN EQUITY AGGREGATOR, L.P.	Sell	2,861	$24.00
2024-06-05T00:00:00	EIG VETERAN EQUITY AGGREGATOR, L.P.	Sell	1,602	$24.00

This stock has short interest! This means that people have shorted it.

Why does that matter? They've made a bet that price will decrease from where they bought it. Maybe there are financial problems, or maybe there's a value play.

As of the latest analysis, there are 2,620,975 shares shorted. With 88,040,263 shares available for purchase and an average trading volume over the past 10 trading days of 184,590, it would take at least 14.199 days for all of the short holders to cover their shorts.

What does this mean to you? At this volume, it'll take more than two trading weeks for shorts to cover. This may indicate a short squeeze play would work! If this stock has good fundamentals and it'll take a while for the short holders to cover, buying now could net you bigger short-term technical gains if and as the price rises.

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How to use this result: Compare the intrinsic value to the current stock price. If intrinsic value is significantly higher than market price (30-50% margin of safety), the stock may be undervalued. Remember, these are estimates based on your assumptions.

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Is USA Compression Partners, LP Stock on Sale?

Based on our analysis, we believe that you should not buy USA Compression Partners, LP right now. It might be a good stock to own—we just can't prove it with value analysis right now. Proceed with caution.

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Should You Buy USAC Stock?

Does USA Compression Partners, LP have a coherent story? Does it have a plan to continue to make money? Is it worth your time? Only you can decide where to go from here. Our investment guide helps you ask the right questions, including how to buy stocks. Use these research links for more information.

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