Is USA Compression Partners LP (USAC) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

At the time of writing, USA Compression Partners LP [USAC] stock is trading at $27.76, up 8.52%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The USAC shares have gain 8.48% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 22.45%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

USA Compression Partners LP [NYSE: USAC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 27, 2024, when Citigroup initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $23. Previously, Mizuho upgraded its rating to Neutral on May 30, 2024, and elevated its price target to $26. On September 29, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underperform but maintained its price target of $22 on the stock. Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $18 on July 27, 2022. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Underweight but $17 remained the price target by the analyst firm on March 14, 2022. RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to Sector Perform for this stock on February 17, 2021, but kept the price target unchanged to $16. In a note dated June 05, 2020, UBS upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $17.

For the past year, the stock price of USA Compression Partners LP fluctuated between $21.06 and $28.47. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $24 within the next 12 months. USA Compression Partners LP [NYSE: USAC] shares were valued at $27.76 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -13.54% based on the average USAC price forecast.

Analyzing the USAC fundamentals

According to USA Compression Partners LP [NYSE:USAC], the company’s sales were 929.61M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 10.54% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.39% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.31%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.61 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 41.35.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 26.18 points at the first support level, and at 24.60 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 28.61, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 29.47.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that USA Compression Partners LP [NYSE:USAC] has a current ratio of 1.43. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.63 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.0. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.49 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 50.03.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved LONG ERIC D,, that happened on Aug 23 ’24 when 21396.0 shares were sold., LONG ERIC D completed a deal on Aug 26 ’24 to sell 1786.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer LONG ERIC D bought 23182.0 shares on Aug 19 ’24.

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