NYSE:WES - Western Gas Partners Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Western Gas Partners declared 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 8.56%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 31st. This is an increase from Western Gas Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.94. View Western Gas Partners' Dividend History.

Western Gas Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 31st. The pipeline company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. The pipeline company earned $435.95 million during the quarter. Western Gas Partners had a net margin of 22.80% and a return on equity of 12.18%. View Western Gas Partners' Earnings History.

Western Gas Partners is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October, 30th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Western Gas Partners.

13 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Western Gas Partners' shares. Their predictions range from $41.00 to $64.00. On average, they anticipate Western Gas Partners' share price to reach $53.9231 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 21.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Western Gas Partners.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Western Gas Partners in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Western Gas Partners.

Western Gas Partners saw a decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,495,931 shares, a decrease of 38.4% from the August 15th total of 2,428,642 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 532,234 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.8 days. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Western Gas Partners' Current Options Chain.

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

Western Gas Partners' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. (9.80%), Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (6.07%), Alps Advisors Inc. (5.46%), Alps Advisors Inc. (5.45%), OppenheimerFunds Inc. (2.39%) and Chickasaw Capital Management LLC (1.92%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Western Gas Partners.

WES stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Bank of Montreal Can, First Trust Advisors LP, Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, Chickasaw Capital Management LLC and Clinton Group 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 Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C., Alps Advisors Inc., Alps Advisors Inc., First Republic Investment Management Inc., Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management LP, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP, OppenheimerFunds Inc. and Starr International Co. 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 $44.37.

Western Gas Partners has a market capitalization of $7.00 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.

The official website for Western Gas Partners is http://www.westerngas.com.

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]