Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (KGS)Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | The Woodlands, United States | NYSE
63.25 USD
+1.01
(1.623%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 63.25 Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 6:26 p.m. EDT
Kodiak Gas Services is currently trading at a momentum peak with strong buy sentiment, but the options market is screaming a coming reckoning. While the recent price action and analyst upgrades justify a bullish short-term trade (rating 4), the 4,300 put contracts at $40 for July reveal that smart money expects a violent drop in the mid-term. Furthermore, the dividend is a trap: a payout ratio of 202% funded by debt in a 216% debt-to-equity capital structure is unsustainable, making the 2.97% yield a false comfort. The best play is a short-term call spread to capture the momentum, but exit before July when the put wall likely triggers a liquidation event. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.216208 |
| AutoETS | 0.220290 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.229560 |
| AutoTheta | 0.260478 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 28% |
| H-stat | 3.71 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.38 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-02-12 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-12 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 216.289 |
| Revenue per Share | 15.001 |
| Market Cap | 5,584,708,096 |
| Trailing P/E | 71.07 |
| Forward P/E | 19.13 |
| Beta | 0.88 |
| Profit Margins | 6.16% |
| Website | https://www.kodiakgas.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 6:26 p.m. EDT: Short-term May calls show aggressive positioning with significant new volume (978 contracts) at the 67.5 strike, suggesting speculators are betting on a breakout above current levels. However, the 2026-07-17 put chain reveals a massive 4,300 open interest concentration at the 40 strike, indicating a structural bearish bias for the mid-term that speculators are hedging against or positioning for a deeper correction. The high IV in the near term (56%) combined with the heavy lower strike put OI suggests a 'straddle' sentiment: short-term upside momentum expected to be followed by significant downside volatility later in the year.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.97% | 5.15% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | 0.49 | 0.974543 |
| 2025-11-03 | 0.49 | 1.346832 |
| 2025-08-04 | 0.45 | 1.457902 |
| 2025-05-05 | 0.45 | 1.367884 |
| 2025-02-14 | 0.41 | 0.951808 |
| 2024-11-01 | 0.41 | 1.397821 |
| 2024-08-12 | 0.41 | 1.503960 |
| 2024-05-10 | 0.38 | 1.497254 |
| 2024-02-15 | 0.38 | 1.753292 |
| 2023-11-02 | 0.38 | 2.470180 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.92776597 |
| Address1 | 9,950 Woodloch Forest Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 1900 |
| All Time High | 63.62 |
| All Time Low | 15.05 |
| Ask | 68.0 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,073,010 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,485,395 |
| Average Volume | 1,485,395 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,073,010 |
| Beta | 0.876 |
| Bid | 60.0 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 14.023 |
| City | The Woodlands |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 63.25 |
| Current Ratio | 0.837 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 63.56 |
| Day Low | 60.36 |
| Debt To Equity | 216.289 |
| Display Name | Kodiak Gas Services |
| Dividend Date | 1,771,545,600 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.88 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.97 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,772,121,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,772,121,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.326 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.29 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,772,053,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 688,206,976 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.52611 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.689 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 6.15 |
| Enterprise Value | 8,044,434,944 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.70536 |
| Eps Forward | 3.30656 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.89 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,770,940,800 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 55.9216 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 7.3283997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.13104774 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 92.776596 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 63.62 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.36999893 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0058157644 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 30.061 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 33.189 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.104055 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 30.061 - 63.62 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,688,045,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 85,279,467 |
| Forward Eps | 3.30656 |
| Forward P E | 19.128641 |
| Free Cashflow | 258,110,496 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,300 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.63311 |
| Gross Profits | 828,174,976 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00709 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.05107 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 88,295,782 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-equipment-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,770,940,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.49 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. operates and provides contract compression infrastructure for customers in the oil and gas industry in the United States. It operates in two segments, Contract Services and Other Services. The Contract Services segment operates company-owned and customer-owned compression, and gas treating and cooling infrastructure to enable the production, gathering, processing, and transportation of natural gas and oil. The Other Services segment provides a range of services to support the needs of customers, including station construction, maintenance and overhaul, freight and crane charges, parts sales, and other ancillary time and material-based offerings. The company was formerly known as Frontier TopCo, Inc. Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. |
| Long Name | Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,584,708,096 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_601541655 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 78,505,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,584,708,148 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 12 |
| Open | 61.15 |
| Operating Cashflow | 599,740,032 |
| Operating Margins | 0.31320998 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 2.0225 |
| Phone | 936 539 3300 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 63.25 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,041 |
| Previous Close | 62.24 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 23.379515 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.510447 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.269328 |
| Profit Margins | 0.06156 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.534 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.01 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.62275 |
| Regular Market Day High | 63.56 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 60.36 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 60.36 - 63.56 |
| Regular Market Open | 61.15 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 62.24 |
| Regular Market Price | 63.25 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,564,935 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05884 |
| Return On Equity | 0.06322 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.075 |
| Revenue Per Share | 15.001 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 88,295,781 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.066199996 |
| Shares Short | 5,688,345 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,108,340 |
| Short Name | Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.087799996 |
| Short Ratio | 4.31 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | KGS |
| Target High Price | 70.0 |
| Target Low Price | 36.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 60.33333 |
| Target Median Price | 62.5 |
| Total Cash | 3,179,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.037 |
| Total Debt | 2,611,461,120 |
| Total Revenue | 1,308,099,968 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.88 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.030205654 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.89 |
| Trailing P E | 71.06741 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 40.37885 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 22.871151 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.5664141 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,564,935 |
| Website | https://www.kodiakgas.com |
| Zip | 77,380 |