In the past week, WES stock has gone up by 0.71%, with a monthly decline of -1.79% and a quarterly plunge of -7.18%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.96%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.00% for Western Midstream Partners LP. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.75% for WES’s stock, with a -1.80% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Western Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: WES) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Western Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: WES) is above average at 11.48x. The 36-month beta value for WES is also noteworthy at 1.07. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for WES is 211.93M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.82% of that float. The average trading volume of WES on June 27, 2025 was 1.08M shares.
WES) stock’s latest price update
Western Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: WES)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.80 in comparison to its previous close of 37.7, however, the company has experienced a 0.71% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-26 that Western Midstream (WES) reached $38.38 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +1.8% change compared to its last close.
Analysts’ Opinion of WES
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WES stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for WES by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for WES in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $40 based on the research report published on October 25, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WES reach a price target of $37. The rating they have provided for WES stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on October 17th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to WES, setting the target price at $42 in the report published on September 16th of the previous year.
WES Trading at 0.73% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WES to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.42% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/, the 10% Owner of Western Midstream Partners LP, sale 19,500,000 shares at $35.75 during a trade that took place back on Aug 14 ’24, which means that OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ is holding 165,681,578 shares at $697,125,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WES
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.44 for the present operating margin
- 0.69 for the gross margin
The net margin for Western Midstream Partners LP stands at 0.36. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 39.79, with 10.35 for asset returns.
Based on Western Midstream Partners LP (WES), the company’s capital structure generated 1.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.3.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.66 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.26. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.92. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.23for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.29. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.18.
Conclusion
In summary, Western Midstream Partners LP (WES) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
