Stephen Charles Taylor Sells 10,042 Shares of Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS) Stock

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS) Director Stephen Charles Taylor sold 10,042 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.01, for a total transaction of $251,150.42. Following the transaction, the director now owns 528,345 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,213,908.45. This trade represents a 1.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing 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 stock was sold at an average price of $25.51, for a total value of $87,805.42.
• On Wednesday, November 13th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 2,191 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.50, for a total transaction of $53,679.50.
• On Monday, November 11th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 3,096 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The shares were 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 value of $69,982.00.
• On Tuesday, August 20th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 4,690 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.14, for a total transaction of $103,836.60.

Natural Gas Services Group Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE NGS opened at $25.97 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $323.85 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.29 and a beta of 1.03. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $12.75 and a 1 year high of $26.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.76. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $20.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $20.66.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Natural Gas Services Group by 2.0% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 921,915 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $18,548,000 after buying an additional 18,001 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Natural Gas Services Group by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 491,167 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $9,543,000 after acquiring an additional 6,129 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Natural Gas Services Group by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 399,342 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $8,035,000 after acquiring an additional 19,543 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in shares of Natural Gas Services Group by 32.4% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 172,221 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $3,346,000 after acquiring an additional 42,099 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Natural Gas Services Group by 19.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 162,646 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $3,108,000 after acquiring an additional 26,069 shares in the last quarter. 65.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on NGS. Raymond James assumed coverage on shares of Natural Gas Services Group in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. They set a “strong-buy” rating and a $27.00 target price on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded Natural Gas Services Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday.

Natural Gas Services Group Company Profile

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.