USAC Analyst Ratings
USA Compression Partners, LP (USAC) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry, with a market capitalization near $3.68B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 885 people, carrying a beta of 0.20 to the broader market. USA Compression Partners, LP, a growth-focused Delaware limited partnership, is a leading provider of natural gas compression services, notably possessing the industry's largest compression fleet by horsepower. Led by Micah C. Green, public since 2013-01-15.
Analyst Ratings
In the October 2026 monthly count, 5 analysts rated USAC: 1 Strong Buy, 0 Buy, 3 Hold, 0 Sell and 1 Strong Sell.
Twelve months earlier, in October 2025: 6 analysts, 1 Strong Buy, 0 Buy, 4 Hold, 0 Sell and 1 Strong Sell.
Price Targets
- Average Target
- $30.00
- Median Target
- $30.00
- High
- $31.00
- Low
- $29.00
- Targets Published, Last 12 Months
- 5
Recent Price Targets
The 5 most recent of 5 price targets published in the last 12 months.
| Date | Firm | Analyst | Target | Price When Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | RBC Capital | Not named | $31.00 | $27.06 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Mizuho Securities | Gabriel Moreen | $29.00 | $28.29 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | RBC Capital | Elvira Scotto | $30.00 | $28.62 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Stifel Nicolaus | Not named | $30.00 | $25.93 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Mizuho Securities | Gabriel Moreen | $25.00 | $25.04 |
Recent Upgrades & Downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | RBC Capital | maintain | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Mizuho | maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| Jun 5, 2026 | RBC Capital | maintain | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| May 13, 2026 | Citigroup | maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Stifel | maintain | Hold | Hold |
How to Read USAC Analyst Coverage
Sell-side equity analysts publish three primary outputs: ratings (Strong Buy / Buy / Hold / Sell / Strong Sell, or firm-specific equivalents), price targets, and EPS / revenue estimate revisions. Rating consensus moves slowly relative to price; it reflects 12-month directional conviction rather than near-term momentum. Price targets are more responsive but typically drift behind realized price during sharp moves. The most actionable signal for options traders is a cluster of ratings actions across multiple firms within a short window, which compresses or expands implied volatility on a horizon of days to weeks and shifts the put-call skew toward the directional consensus. The recent-actions table above shows the five most recent firm-level changes; longer histories live behind aggregator sources.
For event-driven options sizing, pair the consensus rating and target distribution with the implied-volatility surface and dealer-positioning view. Aggressive target hikes from multiple firms tend to tighten put skew (downside protection becomes relatively cheaper); aggressive cuts widen put skew. The size of the IV response in the hours after a rating change is visible on the per-ticker volatility skew page and the gamma-exposure page, both of which show how dealer hedging propagates the analyst-driven flow into the listed options chain.
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