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Western Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: WES) closed the day trading at $37.29 down -0.82% from the previous closing price of $37.60. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.27 million shares were traded. WES stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.15 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.16.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WES, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.09 and its Current Ratio is at 1.09. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.19.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Morgan Stanley on October 25, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $40 from $42 previously.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on September 16, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $42.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 27 ’24 when Ure Michael bought 16,558 shares for $40.01 per share.
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ sold 19,500,000 shares of WES for $697,125,000 on Aug 14 ’24. The 10% Owner now owns 165,681,578 shares after completing the transaction at $35.75 per share. On Aug 14 ’24, another insider, OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 19,500,000 shares for $35.75 each. As a result, the insider received 697,125,000 and left with 165,681,578 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WES now has a Market Capitalization of 14219460608 and an Enterprise Value of 21419745280. As of this moment, Western’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 132.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.941 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.572.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WES is 1.12, which has changed by 0.049535632 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WES has reached a high of $43.33, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.10%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WES traded about 1.27M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WES traded about 1068440 shares per day. A total of 380.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 211.51M. Insiders hold about 44.53% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 41.01% stake in the company. Shares short for WES as of 1744675200 were 3974336 with a Short Ratio of 3.14, compared to 1741910400 on 4479163. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3974336 and a Short% of Float of 2.09.
Dividends & Splits
WES’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.62, up from 3.5 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.09308511The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 8.8.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Western Midstream Partners LP (WES) is underway, with the input of 4.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.85, with high estimates of $0.88 and low estimates of $0.81.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.6 and $3.33 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.48. EPS for the following year is $3.84, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $3.96 and $3.66.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $926.55M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $979.03M to a low estimate of $867M. As of the current estimate, Western Midstream Partners LP’s year-ago sales were $887.73MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $946.78M. There is a high estimate of $990.27M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $901M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WES’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.96B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.55B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.77B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.61BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.93B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.14B and the low estimate is $3.72B.
