Western Midstream Partners, LP (WES)Energy | Oil & Gas Midstream | The Woodlands, United States | NYSE
40.54 USD
-0.31
(-0.759%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 40.66 +0.12 (0.296%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:06 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:27 p.m. EDT
WES offers a high dividend yield, which is attractive for income-focused investors. However, the payout ratio is over 100%, which raises concerns about the sustainability of the dividend. The stock has shown some volatility in the short term, with a recent dip below the 50-day moving average. While the fundamentals are somewhat stable, the recent earnings misses and mixed analyst recommendations suggest caution. Long-term investors might consider buying on dips, but short-term traders should be wary of the volatility and potential for further declines. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.020861 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.031754 |
| AutoETS | 0.031755 |
| MSTL | 0.031790 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 64% |
| H-stat | 0.20 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.014 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.06 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-02-01 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-01 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 211.846 |
| Revenue per Share | 9.955 |
| Market Cap | 16,540,146,688 |
| Trailing P/E | 13.60 |
| Forward P/E | 10.91 |
| Beta | 0.70 |
| Profit Margins | 30.04% |
| Website | https://www.westernmidstream.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 4:27 p.m. EDT: Options activity indicates mixed sentiment. There is significant open interest and volume in both calls and puts, especially around the ATM strike prices. The elevated IV (implied volatility) suggests uncertainty or anticipation of price movements. The presence of top OI in calls for strikes above the current price may signal bullish sentiment, while the puts with high OI at lower strikes indicate potential bearish expectations. Overall, the options market is showing a balance between bullish and bearish speculation, with no clear consensus on the direction of the stock.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.27% | 9.85% | 10.71% | 10.22% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | 0.910 | 2.268195 |
| 2025-10-31 | 0.910 | 2.483111 |
| 2025-08-01 | 0.910 | 2.419903 |
| 2025-05-02 | 0.910 | 2.683005 |
| 2025-02-03 | 0.875 | 2.366231 |
| 2024-11-01 | 0.875 | 2.675283 |
| 2024-08-01 | 0.875 | 2.541389 |
| 2024-04-30 | 0.875 | 3.011209 |
| 2024-01-31 | 0.575 | 2.407163 |
| 2023-10-31 | 0.575 | 2.628171 |
| 2023-07-28 | 0.563 | 2.510082 |
| 2023-04-28 | 0.856 | 4.134237 |
| 2023-01-31 | 0.500 | 2.442543 |
| 2022-10-28 | 0.500 | 2.365898 |
| 2022-07-29 | 0.500 | 2.553497 |
| 2022-04-29 | 0.500 | 2.880265 |
| 2022-01-28 | 0.327 | 1.982873 |
| 2021-10-29 | 0.323 | 2.191134 |
| 2021-07-29 | 0.319 | 2.274547 |
| 2021-04-29 | 0.315 | 2.303265 |
| 2021-01-29 | 0.311 | 3.187840 |
| 2020-10-29 | 0.311 | 5.810713 |
| 2020-07-30 | 0.311 | 5.376464 |
| 2020-04-30 | 0.311 | 5.922524 |
| 2020-01-30 | 0.622 | 6.287218 |
| 2019-10-31 | 0.620 | 5.179115 |
| 2019-07-30 | 0.618 | 3.701504 |
| 2019-04-30 | 0.610 | 3.601228 |
| 2019-01-31 | 0.603 | 3.627480 |
| 2018-10-30 | 0.595 | 3.984286 |
| 2018-07-31 | 0.583 | 3.130967 |
| 2018-05-01 | 0.569 | 3.385706 |
| 2017-11-01 | 0.538 | 2.824417 |
| 2017-07-27 | 0.528 | 2.658930 |
| 2017-04-27 | 0.491 | 2.317292 |
| 2017-01-31 | 0.463 | 2.184970 |
| 2016-10-27 | 0.448 | 2.184203 |
| 2016-07-28 | 0.434 | 2.520841 |
| 2016-04-28 | 0.424 | 2.223307 |
| 2016-01-28 | 0.404 | 3.255579 |
| 2015-10-29 | 0.381 | 2.052055 |
| 2015-07-29 | 0.364 | 1.425679 |
| 2015-04-28 | 0.343 | 1.220329 |
| 2015-01-29 | 0.313 | 1.250101 |
| 2014-10-29 | 0.291 | 1.072240 |
| 2014-07-29 | 0.271 | 1.072585 |
| 2014-04-28 | 0.250 | 1.210921 |
| 2014-01-29 | 0.231 | 1.315035 |
| 2013-10-29 | 0.214 | 1.306665 |
| 2013-07-29 | 0.198 | 1.169441 |
| 2013-04-26 | 0.179 | 1.226710 |
| 2013-01-30 | 0.036 | 0.257049 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.10704613 |
| Address1 | 9,950 Woodloch Forest Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 2800 |
| All Time High | 66.24 |
| All Time Low | 2.9 |
| Ask | 40.66 |
| Ask Size | 1,100 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.9 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 976,780 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,425,980 |
| Average Volume | 1,425,980 |
| Average Volume10Days | 976,780 |
| Beta | 0.697 |
| Bid | 40.1 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Book Value | 9.841 |
| City | The Woodlands |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 40.54 |
| Current Ratio | 1.34 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 40.735 |
| Day Low | 39.91 |
| Debt To Equity | 211.846 |
| Dividend Date | 1,770,940,800 |
| Dividend Rate | 3.64 |
| Dividend Yield | 8.91 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,771,513,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,771,513,200 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.452 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.426 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,771,448,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 2,273,788,928 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.59161 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.655 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 6.304 |
| Enterprise Value | 24,227,756,032 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.34096 |
| Eps Forward | 3.71533 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.98 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,769,990,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 41.4904 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.9503975 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.022906445 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 10.704613 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 44.74 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.200001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.09387574 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 35.25 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.290001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.15007095 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 35.25 - 44.74 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,355,149,800,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 7.55 |
| Float Shares | 242,463,709 |
| Forward Eps | 3.71533 |
| Forward P E | 10.911549 |
| Free Cashflow | 794,362,112 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,704 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.70783997 |
| Gross Profits | 2,720,528,896 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.38436002 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.42778 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 407,995,726 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Midstream |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas Midstream |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-midstream |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,769,990,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.91 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Western Midstream Partners, LP, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a midstream energy company primarily in the United States. The company is involved in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing, and transporting condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and crude oil; and gathering and disposing of produced water. It also buys and sells residue, NGLs, and condensates. The company operates assets located in Texas, New Mexico, and the Rocky Mountains. It also provides water handling solutions. The company was formerly known as Western Gas Equity Partners, LP and changed its name to Western Midstream Partners, LP in February 2019. Western Midstream Partners, LP was incorporated in 2007 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas. |
| Long Name | Western Midstream Partners, LP |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 16,540,146,688 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_223971217 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,154,498,048 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 16,081,314,678 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 12 |
| Open | 40.71 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,222,625,024 |
| Operating Margins | 0.28091 |
| Payout Ratio | 1.2097 |
| Phone | 346 786 5000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.11999893 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.29600132 |
| Post Market Price | 40.66 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,463,598 |
| Previous Close | 40.85 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 12.134237 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.1195 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.303516 |
| Profit Margins | 0.30038 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.301 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.85714 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.309998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.758868 |
| Regular Market Day High | 40.735 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 39.91 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 39.91 - 40.735 |
| Regular Market Open | 40.71 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 40.85 |
| Regular Market Price | 40.54 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,003 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,659,864 |
| Return On Assets | 0.06847 |
| Return On Equity | 0.32167998 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.111 |
| Revenue Per Share | 9.955 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Shares Outstanding | 393,667,434 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0198 |
| Shares Short | 7,802,351 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,669,889 |
| Short Name | Western Midstream Partners, LP |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0322 |
| Short Ratio | 5.13 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | WES |
| Target High Price | 49.0 |
| Target Low Price | 38.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 42.08333 |
| Target Median Price | 41.5 |
| Total Cash | 819,491,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.082 |
| Total Debt | 8,819,416,064 |
| Total Revenue | 3,843,403,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 3.64 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.08910649 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.98 |
| Trailing P E | 13.604027 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 39.75885 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.7811508 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.019647218 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,659,864 |
| Website | https://www.westernmidstream.com |
| Zip | 77,380 |