What is William Blair’s Estimate for KGS FY2025 Earnings?

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (NYSE:KGS) – Investment analysts at William Blair issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kodiak Gas Services in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 18th. William Blair analyst N. Dingmann anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.62 for the year. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kodiak Gas Services’ current full-year earnings is $1.12 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Kodiak Gas Services’ FY2026 earnings at $2.56 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.65 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $4.86 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $5.54 EPS.

Kodiak Gas Services (NYSE:KGS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.50 by ($0.14). Kodiak Gas Services had a net margin of 5.84% and a return on equity of 10.37%. The company had revenue of $322.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $328.23 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.07) EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year.

KGS has been the topic of several other research reports. Zacks Research lowered shares of Kodiak Gas Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Kodiak Gas Services in a report on Monday. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Kodiak Gas Services from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Kodiak Gas Services from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Mizuho raised their price objective on Kodiak Gas Services from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Kodiak Gas Services currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $44.63.

Kodiak Gas Services Price Performance

Kodiak Gas Services stock opened at $33.76 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.20 and a beta of 1.31. The business has a 50-day moving average of $34.81 and a 200-day moving average of $34.38. Kodiak Gas Services has a 1 year low of $29.25 and a 1 year high of $50.43.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kodiak Gas Services

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its holdings in Kodiak Gas Services by 81.5% during the 1st quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 14,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $523,000 after purchasing an additional 6,300 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Kodiak Gas Services by 44.9% during the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 380,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,178,000 after buying an additional 117,791 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Kodiak Gas Services by 4.2% during the first quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 19,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $724,000 after buying an additional 780 shares in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in shares of Kodiak Gas Services during the first quarter worth about $1,266,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS raised its position in Kodiak Gas Services by 63.2% in the 1st quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 9,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $347,000 after buying an additional 3,600 shares during the last quarter. 24.95% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Kodiak Gas Services announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, August 11th that permits the company to repurchase $50.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 1.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Kodiak Gas Services Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 3rd were given a dividend of $0.49 per share. This is a positive change from Kodiak Gas Services’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 3rd. Kodiak Gas Services’s payout ratio is currently 245.00%.

About Kodiak Gas Services

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc operates contract compression infrastructure for customers in the oil and gas industry in the United States. It operates in two segments, Compression Operations and Other Services. The Compression Operations segment operates company-owned and customer-owned compression infrastructure to enable the production, gathering, and transportation of natural gas and oil.