Western Midstream Partners (WES) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$38.36 +0.21 (+0.55%)

(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

Western Midstream Partners - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Reduce

Based on 10 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
7

Buy
1

Based on 10 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Western Midstream Partners in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce." Out of the 10 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 7 have given a hold rating, and 1 has given a buy rating for WES.

Consensus Price Target

$37.88
-1.26% Downside

According to the 10 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Western Midstream Partners, the average price target is $37.88. The highest price target for WES is $41.00, while the lowest price target for WES is $34.00. The average price target represents a forecasted downside of -1.26% from the current price of $38.36.

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WES Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/23/23 to 12/22/24	1 Month Ago 11/23/23 to 11/22/24	3 Months Ago 9/24/23 to 9/23/24	1 Year Ago 12/23/22 to 12/23/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)
Hold	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$37.88	$37.88	$36.75	$30.08
Forecasted Upside	-1.26% Downside	-2.53% Downside	-6.25% Downside	8.33% Upside
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Reduce	Hold	Hold

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WES Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

WES Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Western Midstream Partners Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Western Midstream Partners	Oils/Energy Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	1.90	2.63	2.51
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	-1.26% Downside	1,671.86% Upside	14.53% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Very Positive News See Recent WES News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/9/2024	Royal Bank of Canada 4 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$41.00 ➝ $41.00	+1.89%
11/26/2024	US Capital Advisors 5 of 5 stars	J. Carreker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Moderate Buy
11/15/2024	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$40.00 ➝ $37.00	-4.00%
10/25/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Underweight	$42.00 ➝ $40.00	+3.55%
10/17/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Underperform	$37.00	-5.97%
8/9/2024	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$39.00 ➝ $40.00	+1.34%
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5/21/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$34.00 ➝ $35.00	-9.23%
5/7/2024	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$34.00 ➝ $39.00	+9.43%
4/18/2024	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Peer Perform
3/19/2024	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
2/29/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$30.00 ➝ $34.00	+1.74%
8/9/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$31.00 ➝ $29.00	+3.79%
5/8/2023	VNET Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains
4/20/2023	Capital One Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	W. Suki Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight
4/18/2023	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$33.00 ➝ $32.00	+19.90%

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WES Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 10 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Western Midstream Partners is $37.88, with a high forecast of $41.00 and a low forecast of $34.00.
: 10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Western Midstream Partners in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "reduce" WES shares.
: According to analysts, Western Midstream Partners's stock has a predicted downside of -1.26% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Western Midstream Partners's stock had 1 upgrade and 1 downgrade by analysts.
: Western Midstream Partners has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, UBS Group, and US Capital Advisors in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Western Midstream Partners less than other "oils/energy" companies. The consensus rating for Western Midstream Partners is Reduce while the average consensus rating for "oils/energy" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how WES compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:WES) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Western Midstream Partners (WES) Stock Forecast & Price Target