Stephen Charles Taylor Sells 1,521 Shares of Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS) Stock

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS) Director Stephen Charles Taylor sold 1,521 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.00, for a total value of $39,546.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 516,866 shares in the company, valued at $13,438,516. This represents a 0.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Stephen Charles Taylor also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, November 18th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 3,442 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.51, for a total value of $87,805.42.
• On Friday, November 15th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 10,042 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.01, for a total value of $251,150.42.
• On Wednesday, November 13th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 2,191 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.50, for a total value of $53,679.50.
• On Monday, November 11th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 3,096 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.50, for a total value of $75,852.00.
• On Monday, August 26th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 3,181 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.00, for a total transaction of $69,982.00.

Natural Gas Services Group Stock Up 5.5 %

Shares of NYSE:NGS traded up $1.42 during trading on Thursday, hitting $27.33. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 258,270 shares, compared to its average volume of 66,837. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $20.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $20.66. The company has a market capitalization of $340.81 million, a PE ratio of 21.59 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.76. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $12.75 and a fifty-two week high of $27.80.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Raymond James began coverage on shares of Natural Gas Services Group in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. They issued a “strong-buy” rating and a $27.00 target price on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Natural Gas Services Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Natural Gas Services Group

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its stake in shares of Natural Gas Services Group by 3.2% during the third quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 18,070 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $345,000 after purchasing an additional 557 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Natural Gas Services Group by 5.0% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 31,148 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $595,000 after purchasing an additional 1,485 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in Natural Gas Services Group by 54.7% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 8,647 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $165,000 after acquiring an additional 3,056 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Natural Gas Services Group by 129.1% during the third quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 6,325 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $121,000 after purchasing an additional 3,564 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Natural Gas Services Group by 5.2% during the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 88,857 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,698,000 after purchasing an additional 4,422 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.62% of the company’s stock.

About Natural Gas Services Group

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc provides natural gas compression equipment and services to the energy industry in the United States. It engineers and fabricates, operates, rents, and maintains natural gas compressors for oil and natural gas production and plant facilities. It also designs, fabricates, and assembles compressor units for rental or sale; and designs, manufactures, and sells a line of reciprocating natural gas compressor frames, cylinders, and parts.