The stock price of Kodiak Gas Services Inc (NYSE: KGS) has jumped by 0.89% compared to previous close of $33.72. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.44% in its stock price over the last five trading days. 247wallst.com reported 2025-06-08 that After a volatile stretch, yields in the Treasury bond market have stabilized. Concerns about the volatility in the bond and stock markets are leading investors to top-quality dividend stocks.
Is It Worth Investing in Kodiak Gas Services Inc (NYSE: KGS) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Kodiak Gas Services Inc (NYSE: KGS) is above average at 64.65x. The 36-month beta value for KGS is also noteworthy at 1.27. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for KGS is 53.69M, and at present, short sellers hold a 11.90% of that float. The average trading volume of KGS on July 03, 2025 was 1.04M shares.
KGS’s Market Performance
The stock of Kodiak Gas Services Inc (KGS) has seen a 0.44% increase in the past week, with a -5.37% drop in the past month, and a -9.59% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.73%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.05% for KGS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.44% for KGS’s stock, with a -8.43% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KGS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KGS stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for KGS by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for KGS in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $36 based on the research report published on October 02, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KGS reach a price target of $35. The rating they have provided for KGS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 27th, 2024.
Redburn Atlantic gave a rating of “Buy” to KGS, setting the target price at $35 in the report published on September 19th of the previous year.
KGS Trading at -2.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KGS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -32.54% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KGS starting from Frontier TopCo Partnership, L., who sale 3,222,338 shares at the price of $36.02 back on May 12 ’25. After this action, Frontier TopCo Partnership, L. now owns 31,548,985 shares of Kodiak Gas Services Inc, valued at $116,052,503 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KGS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.23 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Kodiak Gas Services Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 3.88, with 1.25 for asset returns.
Based on Kodiak Gas Services Inc (KGS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.04 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 7.44. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.04. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.44.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 533.32 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.09. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.39. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.02for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.29. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.17.
Conclusion
In summary, Kodiak Gas Services Inc (KGS) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
