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Insider Selling: Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS) Director Sells 10,000 Shares of Stock

MarketBeat · last updated December 13, 2025 – 5:18 AM

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS — Get Free Report) Director Stephen Charles Taylor sold 10,000 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.16, for a total value of $331,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 285,432 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,464,925.12. The trade was a 3.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

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

On Thursday, December 4th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 20,000 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.12, for a total transaction of $642,400.00.
On Wednesday, November 19th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 10,000 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.31, for a total transaction of $303,100.00.
On Friday, November 7th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 11,152 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.06, for a total transaction of $324,077.12.
On Thursday, November 6th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 100 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.00, for a total transaction of $2,900.00.
On Friday, September 26th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 7,915 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.50, for a total transaction of $225,577.50.
On Thursday, September 25th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 759 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.50, for a total transaction of $21,631.50.
On Wednesday, September 24th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 1,326 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.50, for a total transaction of $37,791.00.
On Tuesday, September 23rd, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 11,457 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.95, for a total value of $320,223.15.
On Friday, September 19th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 63 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.50, for a total value of $1,732.50.
On Thursday, September 18th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 1,638 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.50, for a total value of $45,045.00.

Natural Gas Services Group Stock Performance

NYSE:NGS opened at $33.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $421.10 million, a PE ratio of 22.64 and a beta of 0.37. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $29.11 and its 200 day moving average is $26.85. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $16.73 and a fifty-two week high of $33.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.83.

Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS — Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The oil and gas company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.13. Natural Gas Services Group had a net margin of 11.20% and a return on equity of 7.37%. The company had revenue of $43.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $43.25 million. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. will post 1.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Natural Gas Services Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th were issued a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 20th. This is a positive change from Natural Gas Services Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. Natural Gas Services Group’s payout ratio is currently 29.73%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Natural Gas Services Group by 370.4% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 136,748 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $3,004,000 after buying an additional 107,679 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Natural Gas Services Group in the first quarter valued at about $497,000. HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new position in Natural Gas Services Group during the 1st quarter worth about $254,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Natural Gas Services Group by 17.9% in the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 163,473 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $3,591,000 after purchasing an additional 24,853 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EntryPoint Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Natural Gas Services Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $311,000. 65.62% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Natural Gas Services Group in a research note on Monday. Zacks Research raised Natural Gas Services Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Natural Gas Services Group from $33.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and two have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Strong Buy” and an average target price of $35.50.

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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.