Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Natural Gas Services Group Inc stock $29.35, price $27.62, upside +6.3%, quality 58 out of 100. Rating: fairly valued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $9.13 – $44.13 · fair‑value band $22.47 – $38.14 · the $27.62 price screens below the $29.35 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 6, 2026.
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Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. provides natural gas compression equipment, flares and related assets; and electric compression equipment, technology, and services to the energy industry in the United States.
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The company rents, designs, installs, service, and maintains natural gas engine and electric motor drive compressors for oil and gas production and processing facilities. It also designs and assembles compressor units for rental; and designs, engineers, and sells compressor components.
In addition, the company provides aftermarket services for its compressors; and services related to the installation and start-up of new compressor units. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Southlake, Texas.
Stock analysis
Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS) currently trades at $27.62, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $29.35, so the stock looks roughly fairly valued today (gap 5.9%).
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of $58.20 per share, and 9 of the 25 models we run sit above the $27.62 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at $3.18, and 16 of the 25 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $22.47 (bear) to $38.14 (bull), the price of $27.62 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 58/100 (solid quality), in the Energy sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Natural Gas Services Group Inc reported revenue of $172M in FY2025 versus $72.4M in FY2021, a compound +24.2%/yr. Reported net income was $19.9M in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap $352M Small · P/E ratio 16.5 · P/S ratio 1.86 · EPS (TTM) $1.67 · Dividend yield 1.7% · Net margin 10.8% · Return on equity 7.3% · Return on assets (EBIT) 2.4% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 46 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 37% below its 52-week high and 4% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Energy peers we cover trades at −32% fair-value upside, at 6%, NGS screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$22.47Fair Value $29.35Bull$38.14
Price $27.62 · Upside +6.3%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($1.03 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, no officer or director bought or sold shares on the open market.
SaleStephen Charles TaylorDirector6× since Nov 10, 2025: 188,748 shares, avg. $34.66$6.5MMar 6, 2026
BuyJean K HolleyDirector2× since Dec 8, 2025: 3,125 shares, avg. $32.03$100,088Dec 8, 2025
Plus 9 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.80/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+9.9%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+26.6%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+20.4%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +6.0% a year
Revenue growth 24 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+13.2%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: adjusted.
≈ +67.4%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year≈ +65.7%
Dividend (yield on the price)1.7%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.base effect: 63.0% / 7.1%
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.−5% → 24%
⚠ Base effect: the rate starts in the earnings trough around 2020 (starting value 0.14 per share, median 0.61 in 2015 to 2018). It measures the recovery from the trough, not lasting growth.
Growth Forecast
Little optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and less than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
−4.7%
The company could shrink this much every year for the next five years and today's price would still be justified.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+17.2%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
Calculated on free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Over the last twelve months it was negative, so the figure above is uncertain.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about −6.9% a year for the price and +14.5% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (97 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Hype
Recent news coverage is unusually upbeat, far more positive than stocks are typically covered.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Oil & Gas Equipment & Services · 166 stocks
Beats the industry median on 12/15 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score58 · Above median
Fair Value upside+6.3% · Above median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)7.3% · Above median
Return on assets3.4% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)10.8% · Above median
Operating margin (12 months)19.3% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)24.2% · Above median
Dividend yield (12 months)1.7% · Below median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.84× · Highest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median · lower = cheaper
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Frequently asked questions
Is Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 6, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $29.35 versus a price of $27.62, about +6% upside (fairly valued).
What is the fair value of NGS?
Our model-based fair value for Natural Gas Services Group Inc is $29.35 (as of Nov 6, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $27.62.
What is the quality score of NGS?
Natural Gas Services Group Inc has a Quality Score of 58/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $29.35 (as of Nov 6, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario $22.47, optimistic scenario $38.14. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Natural Gas Services Group Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $29.35, about +6% upside versus a price of $27.62 (fairly valued). Cautious scenario $22.47, optimistic scenario $38.14. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
Natural Gas Services Group Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $189M (latest available figure, as of Nov 6, 2026).
Does Natural Gas Services Group Inc pay a dividend?
Natural Gas Services Group Inc currently shows a dividend yield of 1.70% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 6, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Natural Gas Services Group Inc pays a dividend of $0.47 per share a year, a dividend yield of 1.7%. The last ex-dividend date was Aug 19, 2026. The payout ratio is 26.0% of earnings (on adjusted earnings, reported 28.1%). Free cash flow covers the dividend 10.71 times. Our assessment: Well covered. A low payout and the dividend is fully funded by free cash flow, a comfortable, sustainable dividend.
What growth is priced into Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Natural Gas Services Group Inc would have to grow free cash flow by -4.7 % per year for five years (discount rate 9.8 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +20.4 % per year. Calculated on free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Over the last twelve months it was negative, so the figure above is uncertain. As of Nov 6, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of NGS use?
Our models discount Natural Gas Services Group Inc at 9.8 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 0.47, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Natural Gas Services Group Inc that is -4.7 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (9.8 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Natural Gas Services Group Inc grew +20.4 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of -4.7 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +14.1 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Natural Gas Services Group Inc (-4.7 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 18.30 % in the last fiscal year (free cash flow was negative over the last twelve months): that much free cash flow Natural Gas Services Group Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (9.8 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Natural Gas Services Group Inc it is $29.35 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026), against a price of $27.62. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models in 8 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Natural Gas Services Group Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 6, 2026, NGS trades below its calculated fair value: price $27.62, fair value $29.35, a gap of about +6% (fairly valued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of NGS?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($27.62); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($29.35). For Natural Gas Services Group Inc the two are $1.73 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Natural Gas Services Group Inc worth?
The market values Natural Gas Services Group Inc at about $352M (market capitalisation, as of Nov 6, 2026). Per share that is $27.62; our models calculate a fair value of $29.35 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about NGS?
Our models span a range for Natural Gas Services Group Inc: cautious scenario $22.47, base $29.35, optimistic $38.14 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026, price $27.62). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of NGS?
Natural Gas Services Group Inc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.5 (as of Nov 6, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $29.35 is built from several models across several years. Excluding one-off items of fiscal year 2025 it is 16.3 (reported for FY2025: 17.6). Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 7 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025 ex one-offs: 64.3. Other multiples: PEG 0.8, P/B 1.3, P/S 1.9, EV/EBITDA 6.9.
What is the PEG ratio of NGS?
The PEG ratio of Natural Gas Services Group Inc is 0.82 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 6, 2026). That is below 1, so growth is priced more cheaply than the earnings multiple alone suggests.
How solid is the balance sheet of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
Balance-sheet figures for Natural Gas Services Group Inc (as of Nov 6, 2026): return on equity 7.3%, debt of 0.84 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 58/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is NGS from its 52-week high?
Natural Gas Services Group Inc trades at $27.62, about 37% below its 52-week high of $44.13 and 4% above the low of $26.68 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $29.35 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Natural Gas Services Group Inc?
From the same area (Energy) we also value SLB N.V, Baker Hughes Company, Halliburton Company, Tenaris S.A, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Natural Gas Services Group Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 6, 2026: price $27.62, calculated fair value $29.35 (+6%), Quality Score 58/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of NGS calculated?
We run Natural Gas Services Group Inc through 26 models from 8 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $29.35 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.3% above its aggregate fair value. Natural Gas Services Group Inc currently trades 6% below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $27.62. Our model-based fair value is $29.35, about +6% upside (fairly valued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Natural Gas Services Group Inc right now?
The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension. The price sits in the lower half of our model range, the side with the larger margin of safety. The data supports the verdict: every model runs on fully documented inputs.
Where does the earnings growth of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS) come from?
Earnings per share at Natural Gas Services Group Inc grew +3.7 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +6.3 %, EBIT margin +0.9 %, tax rate +1.5 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −4.7 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Natural Gas Services Group Inc
How large is the market capitalisation of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
The market capitalisation of Natural Gas Services Group Inc is $352M. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Natural Gas Services Group Inc is 1.86 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
Earnings per share at Natural Gas Services Group Inc are $1.67 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 16.5). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
The dividend yield of Natural Gas Services Group Inc is 1.7% (payout 26.0%, on adjusted earnings, reported 28.1%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
The net margin of Natural Gas Services Group Inc is 10.8% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Natural Gas Services Group Inc is 7.3% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Natural Gas Services Group Inc is 2.4% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
The operating margin of Natural Gas Services Group Inc is 19.3% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
Revenue at Natural Gas Services Group Inc is growing +24.2% versus a year earlier (3y avg +26.6%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS)?
Earnings per share at Natural Gas Services Group Inc are growing −26.8% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS) carry?
The net debt of Natural Gas Services Group Inc is $230M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 3.6 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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