2.32% volatility in Western Midstream Partners LP (WES) last month: This is a red flag warning

On Tuesday, Western Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: WES) opened lower -0.60% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $38.03. Price fluctuations for WES have ranged from $26.81 to $42.80 over the past 52 weeks.

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A company in the Energy sector has jumped its sales by 6.75% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 53.19% at the time writing. With a float of $210.14 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $379.52 million.

In an organization with 1377 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 58.21%, operating margin of 43.84%, and the pretax margin is 44.82%.

Western Midstream Partners LP (WES) Insider Updates

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 44.78%, while institutional ownership is 40.39%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Aug 14 ’24, was worth 697,125,000. In this transaction 10% Owner of this company sold 19,500,000 shares at a rate of $35.75, taking the stock ownership to the 165,681,578 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 14 ’24, when Company’s 10% Owner sold 19,500,000 for $35.75, making the entire transaction worth $697,125,000. This insider now owns 165,681,578 shares in total.

Western Midstream Partners LP (WES) Performance Highlights and Predictions

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 53.19% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 9.92% 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 1.11. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.07. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 11.10.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 3.91, a number that is poised to hit 0.88 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 3.59 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Western Midstream Partners LP (WES)

Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 1.66 million. That was better than the volume of 1.25 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 70.01%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.96.

During the past 100 days, Western Midstream Partners LP’s (WES) raw stochastic average was set at 32.48%, which indicates a significant decrease from 64.39% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 31.47% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 25.08% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $38.38, while its 200-day Moving Average is $37.11. However, in the short run, Western Midstream Partners LP’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $38.05. Second resistance stands at $38.31. The third major resistance level sits at $38.59. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $37.51, it is likely to go to the next support level at $37.23. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $36.97.

Western Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: WES) Key Stats

There are currently 380,555K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 14.38 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 883,360 K and its income totaled 288,480 K.