Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS)Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Southlake, United States | NYSE
36.56 USD
-1.54
(-4.042%) ⇩
(April 20, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, midnight EDT
Natural Gas Services Group (NGS) presents a classic high-conviction upside play with strong fundamental upside (43% earnings growth, high margins) and distinct technical upside (breached 200-day MA, trading near 52-week highs). While the short-term model reflects strong momentum (8% predicted gain, bullish options flow), the dividend yield is modest (0.55%) and coverage, while reasonable, isn't a major growth driver. Skip the income angle; this is a pure-growth and momentum trade targeting a breakout to the $50 analyst target. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.027907 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.056459 |
| MSTL | 0.057344 |
| AutoETS | 0.057541 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.54 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.198 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.31 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-02-17 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-17 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 84.587 |
| Revenue per Share | 13.743 |
| Market Cap | 460,203,712 |
| Trailing P/E | 23.29 |
| Forward P/E | 16.21 |
| Beta | 0.39 |
| Profit Margins | 11.56% |
| Website | https://www.ngsgi.com |
As of April 19, 2026, midnight EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant upside volatility with minimal hedging. The Call side shows heavy Open Interest (OI) concentration at the $40 and $42.50 strikes across near-term months (May, July, Oct), suggesting a speculative bid for a move above current levels. Conversely, Put support is extremely weak; OTM puts have near-zero volume and insignificant OI compared to calls. The Call/Put ratio is heavily skewed bullish, indicating a fearless stance on downside risk and a focused bet on upside momentum.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | 0.11 | 0.293177 |
| 2025-11-20 | 0.11 | 0.361724 |
| 2025-08-08 | 0.10 | 0.406188 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.9740821 |
| Address1 | 601 State Street |
| Address2 | Suite 400 |
| All Time High | 40.73 |
| All Time Low | 2.62 |
| Ask | 40.15 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.5 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 82,220 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 118,991 |
| Average Volume | 118,991 |
| Average Volume10Days | 82,220 |
| Beta | 0.387 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 800 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 21.85 |
| City | Southlake |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 36.56 |
| Current Ratio | 2.331 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 38.05 |
| Day Low | 36.46 |
| Debt To Equity | 84.587 |
| Display Name | Natural Gas Services |
| Dividend Date | 1,772,582,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.21 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.57 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,773,750,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,773,750,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.435 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.432 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,773,691,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,529,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,529,600 |
| Ebitda | 77,012,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.44693002 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.9 |
| Eps Forward | 2.255 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.57 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,771,372,800 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 37.9856 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.4255981 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.037529964 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 97.40821 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 40.73 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.169998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.10238149 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 17.63 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 18.930002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.0737381 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 17.63 - 40.73 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,035,293,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 11,645,570 |
| Forward Eps | 2.255 |
| Forward P E | 16.21286 |
| Free Cashflow | -69,038,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 259 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.57698 |
| Gross Profits | 99,423,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03816 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.87656 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 12,587,628 |
| 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 | 1,771,372,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.11 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. provides natural gas compression equipment, flares and related assets; and electric compression equipment, technology, and services to the energy industry in the United States. The company rents, designs, installs, service, and maintains natural gas engine and electric motor drive compressors for oil and gas production and processing facilities. It also designs and assembles compressor units for rental; and designs, engineers, and sells compressor components. In addition, the company provides aftermarket services for its compressors; and services related to the installation and start-up of new compressor units. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Southlake, Texas. |
| Long Name | Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 460,203,712 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_812576 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 19,928,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 460,203,679 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 38.06 |
| Operating Cashflow | 62,927,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.20944999 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0637 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.82 |
| Phone | 432 262 2700 |
| Previous Close | 38.1 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 19.242105 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.6732266 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.6707118 |
| Profit Margins | 0.11565 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.328 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.54 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.04199 |
| Regular Market Day High | 38.05 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 36.46 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 36.46 - 38.05 |
| Regular Market Open | 38.06 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 38.1 |
| Regular Market Price | 36.56 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,715,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 116,167 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04674 |
| Return On Equity | 0.075229995 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.135 |
| Revenue Per Share | 13.743 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 12,587,628 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0199 |
| Shares Short | 250,160 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 245,138 |
| Short Name | Natural Gas Services Group, Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0209 |
| Short Ratio | 1.9 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | NGS |
| Target High Price | 50.0 |
| Target Low Price | 44.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 47.25 |
| Target Median Price | 47.5 |
| Total Debt | 232,372,992 |
| Total Revenue | 172,315,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.21 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.005511811 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.57 |
| Trailing P E | 23.286625 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 31.1255 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 5.4345016 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.17459966 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 116,167 |
| Website | https://www.ngsgi.com |
| Zip | 76,092 |