Stephen Charles Taylor Sells 10,000 Shares of Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS) Stock

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS) Director Stephen Charles Taylor sold 10,000 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.15, for a total value of $271,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 457,787 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,428,917.05. The trade was a 2.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale 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 25th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 600 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.50, for a total transaction of $17,100.00.
• On Friday, November 22nd, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 10,000 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.00, for a total transaction of $280,000.00.
• On Wednesday, November 20th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 1,521 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.00, for a total transaction of $39,546.00.
• 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 transaction of $87,805.42.
• On Friday, November 15th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 10,042 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The shares were 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 shares were sold at an average price of $24.50, for a total value of $75,852.00.

Natural Gas Services Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NGS opened at $25.44 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $317.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.88 and a beta of 1.14. 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 $12.76 and a fifty-two week high of $28.50. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $21.22.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. ClariVest Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Natural Gas Services Group during the second quarter worth $693,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in Natural Gas Services Group during the 2nd quarter worth $788,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its stake in shares of Natural Gas Services Group by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 18,070 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $345,000 after acquiring an additional 557 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of Natural Gas Services Group by 100.7% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 77,220 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,554,000 after purchasing an additional 38,751 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Natural Gas Services Group during the second quarter valued at about $208,000. Institutional investors own 65.62% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Natural Gas Services Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th.

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.