NGS · Natural Gas Services Group Inc
Market Cap
$447.44M
Shares
12.90M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$34.69
Open$35.23
Day$34.56–35.70
52W close$25.68–44.13
Avg vol 30d129K
Short int426K · 3.3% float · 3.7d
Short vol51%
Last earningsAug 10, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 10
Up next
Next earnings call
Nov 8, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Aug 10, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Mentioned in fund letters
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Sell
Momentum
Weak
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Strong
Quant / Vol
High
Market backdrop
VIX 14.4 · calm
Equity put/call 0.62
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−7%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−10%
below
RSI (14)
38
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
49%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−5%
trailing
6-month return
−10%
trailing
YTD return
+3%
this year
Relative strength
−23%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $38 › 200d $37 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+7% holders QoQ · +26 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
3.30% of float · ▲ +0.2% MoM · 3.7 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
160 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
50
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+10%
Y/Y
EPS growth
+15%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$-58.6M
Valuation
P/E 21.6
below peers
Buyback
$6.0M
authorized
Balance sheet
$161.3M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
34%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−22%
past year
ATR
4.3%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Aug 12, 2026
Adjusted EBITDA
· full year 2026
Non-GAAP
Maintained
$103M – $108M
Aug 10, 2026
$103M – $108M
changed to
Aug 12, 2026
$103M – $108M
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Nov 12, 2025
Adjusted EBITDA
· full year 2025
$78M – $81M
Growth capex
· 2025
$95M – $110M
Maintenance capex
· 2025
$11M – $14M
Guided vs delivered
· last 2 settled
Full year revenues
2023
guided $110M – $116M
$121.17M
Beat +7.2%
Revenue
2024
guided $130M – $140M
$156.74M
Beat +16.1%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−7%
Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−10%
Bearish
RSI (14)
38
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
49%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $38 › 200d $37 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+7% holders QoQ · +26 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
3.30% of float · ▲ +0.2% MoM · 3.7 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
160 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $26
Now $35 · 49%
Range high $44
vs 200-day avg -7%
vs 50-day avg -10%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $25.1M | Q2 FY2026 | — |
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| Adjusted EBITDA guidance non-GAAP | $103M | full-year 2026 | — |
| adjusted net income non-GAAP | $6.1M | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| Adjusted Net Income per diluted share non-GAAP | $0.47 | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| available horsepower | 759,000 | second quarter 2026 | — |
| DSO | 33 | second quarter 2026 | — |
| growth capital expenditures guidance | $60M | full-year 2026 | — |
| Horsepower utilization | 88.3% | second quarter 2026 | — |
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| Large horsepower | 75% | second quarter 2026 | — |
| Large horsepower utilization | 99% | second quarter 2026 | — |
| Leverage ratio | 2.77 | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| maintenance capital expenditure guidance | $15M | full-year 2026 | — |
| pro forma rental revenue per average horsepower per month | $28.06 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Rental adjusted gross margin percentage | 61.1% | Q2 FY2026 | — |
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| Rental revenue per horsepower per month | $28.06 | Q2 FY2026 | — |
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| rented horsepower | 670,000 | Q2 FY2026 | — |
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| rented large horsepower fleet | 501,000 | second quarter 2026 | — |
| unused commitments | $172M | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| Adjusted Gross Margin non-GAAP | $30.8M | the three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Gross margin 20.06M
+10.75M Depreciation allocable to costs of revenue
= Adjusted Gross Margin 30.81M
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| Average rented horsepower | 599,702 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Capital returned to shareholders | $1.9M | the second quarter of 2026 | — |
| Fleet horsepower available (at period end) | 758,526 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Fleet horsepower available - average | 686,339 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Fleet units (at period end) | 2,108 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Horsepower utilization (at period end) | 88.3% | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Horsepower Utilized | 669,919 | three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Rental adjusted gross margin | $30.22M | three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
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| Rented horsepower (at period end) | 669,919 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Total Horsepower | 758,526 | three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Total Units | 2,108 | three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Unit Utilization | 72.2% | three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Unit utilization (at period end) | 72.2% | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Units Utilized | 1,521 | three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Units utilized (at period end) | 1,521 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Weighted-average interest rates on borrowings | 6.61% | three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Weighted-average outstanding borrowings | $255.55M | three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| available borrowing capacity | $174M | first quarter | — |
| capital expenditures | $15.2M | first quarter | — |
| dividend payments | $1.4M | first quarter | — |
| dividend per share | $0.11 | first quarter | — |
| growth capital expenditures | $12.3M | first quarter | — |
| horsepower added to the fleet | 17,000 | first quarter ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| horsepower retired | 17,700 | first quarter | +46.6% |
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| idle small and medium horsepower units retired | 134 | first quarter | — |
| maintenance capital expenditures | $3M | first quarter | — |
| outstanding on the credit facility | $226M | first quarter | — |
| Adjusted rental gross margin non-GAAP | $99.6M | FY2025 | — |
| Adjusted rental gross margin percentage non-GAAP | 60.6% | FY2025 | — |
| Adjusted total gross margin non-GAAP | $100.5M | FY2025 | — |
| rental revenue per horsepower | 3% | Q4 2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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NGS
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|
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|
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Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGS | -2.3% | -5.3% | -9.8% | -5.3% | +3.1% |
| SPY | +0.5% | +3.0% | +13.4% | +3.0% | +12.8% |
| vs SPY | -2.7% | -8.3% | -23.3% | -8.3% | -9.7% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$0.15
/ share · ex Aug 19, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$0.52
/ share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
1.50%
Buyback program
· as of Aug 8, 2025
Authorized
$6.00M
Spent (derived)
—
Remaining
—
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
Key facts
CIK
1084991
CUSIP
63886Q109
13F (30d)
137 filings
137 filers
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