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, April 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.935 per share on Monday, May 14th. This represents a $3.74 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.63%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 1st. This is a boost from Western Gas Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.92. View Western Gas Partners' Dividend History.

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

Western Gas Partners is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 23rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Western Gas Partners.

12 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Western Gas Partners' stock. Their predictions 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. View Analyst Ratings for Western Gas Partners.

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 Holdings Management (EQGP), Antero Midstream Partners (AM), EnLink Midstream Partners (ENLK), DCP Midstream (DCP), EQT Midstream Partners (EQM), Tallgrass Energy GP (TEGP), Antero Midstream GP (AMGP), Tallgrass Energy Partners (TEP) and EnLink Midstream (ENLC).

News headlines about WES stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Western Gas Partners earned a daily sentiment score of 0.20 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the pipeline company an impact score of 46.10 out of 100, meaning that recent media 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 many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. (8.96%), Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. (8.96%), Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (5.93%), Alps Advisors Inc. (5.15%), Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (2.83%) and OppenheimerFunds Inc. (2.31%). 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 Atlantic Trust Group LLC, Alps Advisors Inc., Barclays PLC, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH, Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C., Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C., Hsbc Holdings PLC and BP Capital Fund Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Western Gas Partners.

WES stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Zimmer Partners LP, Citigroup Inc., Summit Trail Advisors LLC, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC, Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP and OppenheimerFunds Inc.. 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 $49.00.

Western Gas Partners has a market capitalization of $7.50 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]