Western Midstream Partners (WES) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream energy infrastructure in the United States. The company provides services that connect oil and natural gas production with processing facilities, pipelines, storage systems and end markets.

Its operations include the gathering, processing, treating, transportation and storage of natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil. Western Midstream also provides gathering and disposal services for produced water, a byproduct of oil and gas production. The partnership’s assets support producers in major U.S. resource areas, including the Delaware Basin in the Permian Basin, the Rocky Mountain region and the Anadarko Basin.

The partnership was formed in 2007 as Western Gas Partners and adopted the Western Midstream Partners name in 2019. Its business is primarily based on long-term commercial agreements with energy producers, which are designed to provide midstream services as production moves through the company’s infrastructure. Michael Ure serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $45.30 to $46.15
• 50-Day Range: $44.45 to $49.83
• 52-Week Range: $36.90 to $50.07
• Volume: 558,700 shs
• Average Volume: 1.20 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.81 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.32
• Dividend Yield: 8.17%
• Price Target: $49.89
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Western Midstream Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Western Midstream Partners scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 18th out of 250 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Western Midstream Partners has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Western Midstream Partners is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Western Midstream Partners has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.65%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Western Midstream Partners are expected to grow by 7.65% in the coming year, from $3.66 to $3.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Western Midstream Partners is 14.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Western Midstream Partners is 14.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.44.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Western Midstream Partners has a PEG Ratio of 1.34. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Western Midstream Partners has a P/B Ratio of 4.48. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.46% of the float of Western Midstream Partners has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Western Midstream Partners has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Western Midstream Partners has recently decreased by 7.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Western Midstream Partners is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.12%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Western Midstream Partners has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Western Midstream Partners is 116.98%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Western Midstream Partners will have a dividend payout ratio of 94.42% in the coming year. This indicates that Western Midstream Partners may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

Western Midstream Partners has a news sentiment score of 1.04. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Western Midstream Partners this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for WES on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -46% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

30 people have added Western Midstream Partners to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 650% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $249,907.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0013% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Western Midstream Partners insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $249,907.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.04% of the stock of Western Midstream Partners is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.82% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2026
• Today: 10/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WES
• CIK: 1423902
• Web: www.westernmidstream.com
• Phone: (346) 786-5000
• Fax: 832-636-6001
• Employees: 1,704
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Western Midstream Partners: $49.89
• High Price Target: $55.00
• Low Price Target: $45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.44
• P/E Growth: 1.34
• Net Income: $1.18 billion
• Net Margins: 29.44%
• Pretax Margin: 30.87%
• Return on Equity: 33.13%
• Return on Assets: 8.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.02
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.34
• Cash Flow: $4.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.80
• Book Value: $10.20 per share
• Price / Book: 4.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 413,175,000
• Free Float: 413,010,000
• Market Cap: $18.81 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.74