On Tuesday, Western Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: WES) opened lower -1.25% from the last session ,before settling in for the closing price of $35.94. Price fluctuations for WES have ranged from $24.89 to $36.79 over the past 52 weeks.
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Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Energy sector was 6.75%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 27.52% at the time writing. With a float of $192.53 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $379.52 million.
Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 1377 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor.
Western Midstream Partners LP (WES) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Oil & Gas Midstream industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Western Midstream Partners LP is 49.40%, while institutional ownership is 42.32%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 06 ’24, was worth 87,175. In this transaction Director of this company bought 2,500 shares at a rate of $34.87, taking the stock ownership to the 30,730 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 01 ’24, when Company’s President & CEO bought 5,000 for $33.65, making the entire transaction worth $168,250. This insider now owns 561,404 shares in total.
Western Midstream Partners LP (WES) Earnings and Forecasts
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/30/2023, the company posted $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, coming under the agreed prediction (set at $0.78) by -$0.04. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.86 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 27.52% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 3.80% during the next five years compared to 9.01% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Western Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: WES) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Western Midstream Partners LP (WES). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.76. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.35. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 13.99.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.60, a number that is poised to hit 0.81 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 3.51 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Western Midstream Partners LP (WES)
Compared to the last year’s volume of 1.3 million, its volume of 0.92 million showed lagged in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 54.06%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.71.
During the past 100 days, Western Midstream Partners LP’s (WES) raw stochastic average was set at 86.97%, which indicates a significant increase from 49.42% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 11.62% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 27.57% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $32.63, while its 200-day Moving Average is $28.86. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $35.92 in the near term. At $36.36, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $36.59. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $35.25, it is likely to go to the next support level at $35.02. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $34.58.
Western Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: WES) Key Stats
There are currently 380,484K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 13.50 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 3,106 M according to its annual income of 1,022 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 858,210 K and its income totaled 288,350 K.
