NYSE:WES - Western Gas Partners Stock Price, Price Target & More

Western Gas Partners trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WES."

Western Gas Partners announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.95 per share on Monday, August 13th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.63%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 31st. This is a positive change from Western Gas Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.94. View Western Gas Partners' Dividend History.

Western Gas Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 1st. The pipeline company reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.10. The pipeline company earned $437.17 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $622.09 million. Western Gas Partners had a return on equity of 15.44% and a net margin of 28.35%. The company's revenue was down 15.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.01 EPS. View Western Gas Partners' Earnings History.

Western Gas Partners is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 31st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Western Gas Partners.

12 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Western Gas Partners' shares. Their forecasts range from $41.00 to $63.00. On average, they expect Western Gas Partners' share price to reach $53.6667 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Western Gas Partners.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Western Gas Partners in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Western Gas Partners include Williams Companies (WMB), Energy Transfer Equity LP Unit (ETE), Spectra Energy Partners (SEP), Targa Resources (TRGP), Western Gas Equity Partners (WGP), Enable Midstream Partners (ENBL), EQT GP (EQGP), DCP Midstream (DCP), Antero Midstream Partners (AM), EnLink Midstream Partners (ENLK), EQT Midstream Partners (EQM), Tallgrass Energy GP (TEGP), Antero Midstream GP (AMGP), Tallgrass Energy (TGE) and Tallgrass Energy Partners (TEP).

Headlines about WES stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Western Gas Partners earned a news impact score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the pipeline company an impact score of 48.83 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

Western Gas Partners' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (1.84%), Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.69%), Spirit of America Management Corp NY (0.29%), Creative Planning (0.05%), Clinton Group Inc. (0.02%) and Diversified Trust Co (0.02%). Company insiders that own Western Gas Partners stock include David J Tudor and James R Crane. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Western Gas Partners.

WES stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, Clinton Group Inc., Creative Planning, Adams Asset Advisors LLC, Lucas Capital Management and Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Western Gas Partners.

WES stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Spirit of America Management Corp NY, Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. and Diversified Trust Co. View Insider Buying and Selling for Western Gas Partners.

Shares of WES can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WES stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.83.

Western Gas Partners has a market capitalization of $7.60 billion and generates $2.25 billion in revenue each year. The pipeline company earns $567.48 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.30 on an earnings per share basis. Western Gas Partners employs 438 workers across the globe.

Western Gas Partners' mailing address is 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, THE WOODLANDS TX, 77380. The pipeline company can be reached via phone at 832-636-6000 or via email at [email protected]