Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS) Director Stephen Charles Taylor Sells 19,400 Shares of Stock

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS) Director Stephen Charles Taylor sold 19,400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.80, for a total transaction of $558,720.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 438,387 shares in the company, valued at $12,625,545.60. This represents a 4.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

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

• On Thursday, December 12th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 10,000 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.15, for a total transaction of $271,500.00.
• On Monday, November 25th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 600 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The shares were 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 value 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 value 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 value of $87,805.42.
• On Friday, November 15th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 10,042 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was 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 shares were sold at an average price of $24.50, for a total transaction of $53,679.50.
• On Monday, November 11th, Stephen Charles Taylor sold 3,096 shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.50, for a total transaction of $75,852.00.

Natural Gas Services Group Stock Down 1.4 %

Shares of Natural Gas Services Group stock opened at $28.93 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $361.32 million, a PE ratio of 22.60 and a beta of 1.14. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $26.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.49. 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 52-week low of $14.09 and a 52-week high of $29.74.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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.

Institutional Trading of Natural Gas Services Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NGS. Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in 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 in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC bought a new position in shares of Natural Gas Services Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $890,000. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Natural Gas Services Group by 19.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 162,646 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $3,108,000 after acquiring an additional 26,069 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in Natural Gas Services Group by 5.1% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 399,342 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $8,035,000 after acquiring an additional 19,543 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Natural Gas Services Group by 2.0% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 921,915 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $18,548,000 after purchasing an additional 18,001 shares during the last quarter. 65.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Natural Gas Services Group

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.