NYSE:WES Western Midstream Partners (WES) Stock Price, News & Analysis $41.36 +0.09 (+0.21%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$41.48 +0.13 (+0.31%) As of 07:19 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Western Midstream Partners Stock (NYSE:WES) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get WES alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$41.25▼$42.0450-Day Range$37.78▼$42.8452-Week Range$33.64▼$43.33Volume744,213 shsAverage Volume1.19 million shsMarket Capitalization$15.77 billionP/E Ratio10.55Dividend Yield8.46%Price Target$38.43Consensus RatingReduce Company OverviewWestern Midstream Partners, LP, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a midstream energy company primarily in the United States. It is involved in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing, and transporting condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and crude oil; and gathering and disposing produced water. The company also buys and sells natural gas, NGLs, and condensate. It operates assets located in Texas, New Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, and North-central Pennsylvania. Western Midstream Holdings, LLC operates as the general partner of the company. The company was formerly known as Western Gas Equity Partners, LP and changed its name to Western Midstream Partners, LP in February 2019. Western Midstream Partners, LP was incorporated in 2007 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas.Read More… Remove Ads Western Midstream Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks32nd Percentile Overall ScoreWES MarketRank™: Western Midstream Partners scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 216th out of 265 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion0.9 / 5Analyst RatingReduce Consensus RatingWestern Midstream Partners has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.88, and is based on 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageWestern Midstream Partners has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Western Midstream Partners' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-13.68% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Western Midstream Partners are expected to decrease by -13.68% in the coming year, from $4.02 to $3.47 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Western Midstream Partners is 10.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.56.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Western Midstream Partners is 10.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 45.02.Price to Earnings Growth RatioWestern Midstream Partners has a PEG Ratio of 1.40. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWestern Midstream Partners has a P/B Ratio of 5.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Western Midstream Partners' valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.83% of the float of Western Midstream Partners has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverWestern Midstream Partners has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Western Midstream Partners has recently decreased by 5.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipWestern Midstream Partners is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.36%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthWestern Midstream Partners does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Western Midstream Partners is 86.85%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Western Midstream Partners will have a dividend payout ratio of 100.86% in the coming year. This indicates that Western Midstream Partners may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about Western Midstream Partners' dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted2.83% of the float of Western Midstream Partners has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverWestern Midstream Partners has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Western Midstream Partners has recently decreased by 5.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.9 / 5News Sentiment1.13 News SentimentWestern Midstream Partners has a news sentiment score of 1.13. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Western Midstream Partners this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 12 people have searched for WES on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -8% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 8 people have added Western Midstream Partners to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Western Midstream Partners insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.04% of the stock of Western Midstream Partners is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions84.82% of the stock of Western Midstream Partners is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Western Midstream Partners' insider trading history. Receive WES Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Western Midstream Partners and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address WES Stock News HeadlinesPassive Income Lovers: 3 Ultra-High Yielding Dividend Stocks To Buy NowMarch 20, 2025 | 247wallst.comInvesco SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund Q4 2024 CommentaryMarch 19, 2025 | seekingalpha.comThis could put Trump on new $100 billAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Washington. Its purpose: to put Donald Trump’s face on the $100 note. All to celebrate a new “golden age” for America. March 24, 2025 | Paradigm Press (Ad)Western Midstream: Recession-Resistant Growth And Income IdeaMarch 17, 2025 | seekingalpha.comWESTERN MIDSTREAM ANNOUNCES FOURTH-QUARTER POST-EARNINGS INTERVIEW WITH CFO, KRISTEN SHULTS AND SVP, COMMERCIAL, JON VANDENBRANDMarch 3, 2025 | prnewswire.comWestern Midstream Partners LP (WES) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Distribution and ...February 28, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comWestern Midstream Partners, LP: Western Midstream Announces Fourth-quarter And Full-year 2024 ResultsFebruary 27, 2025 | finanznachrichten.deAnalysts Are Neutral on Top Energy Stocks: Western Midstream Partners (WES), APA (APA)February 27, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comSee More Headlines WES Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have WES shares performed this year? Western Midstream Partners' stock was trading at $38.43 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, WES stock has increased by 7.6% and is now trading at $41.3570. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Western Midstream Partners' earnings last quarter? Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 6th. The pipeline company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.09. The company's quarterly revenue was up 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. Who are Western Midstream Partners' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Western Midstream Partners include Invesco Ltd. (5.99%), Blackstone Inc. (4.01%), Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. (2.12%) and MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (1.91%). Insiders that own company stock include Petroleum Corp /De/ Occidental, Robert W Bourne, Kenneth F Owen and Lisa A Stewart. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Western Midstream Partners? Shares of WES stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Western Midstream Partners own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Western Midstream Partners investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Meta Platforms (META), Energy Transfer (ET), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Exxon Mobil (XOM). Company Calendar Last Earnings11/06/2024Ex-Dividend for 2/14 Dividend2/03/2025Dividend Payable2/14/2025Today3/24/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/06/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorEnergy Industry Natural gas transmission Sub-IndustryUtilities Current SymbolNYSE:WES CIK1414475 Webwww.westernmidstream.com Phone(346) 786-5000Fax832-636-6001Employees1,220Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$38.43 High Stock Price Target$41.00 Low Stock Price Target$35.00 Potential Upside/Downside-7.6%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.88 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.03 Trailing P/E Ratio10.60 Forward P/E Ratio10.35 P/E Growth1.4Net Income$1.02 billion Net Margins42.99% Pretax Margin44.82% Return on Equity46.02% Return on Assets12.18% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.05 Current Ratio1.11 Quick Ratio1.11 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.61 billion Price / Sales4.40 Cash Flow$4.29 per share Price / Cash Flow9.69 Book Value$7.98 per share Price / Book5.21Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares381,321,000Free Float380,403,000Market Cap$15.86 billion OptionableOptionable Beta2.88 Social Links Reduce the RiskMarket downturns give many investors pause, and for good reason. 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