Western Midstream Partners Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

WES Stock  USD 41.01  1.43  3.61%   
Considering the 90-day investment horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Western Midstream Partners is 'Strong Buy'. A buy or sell recommendation is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Western Midstream Partners given historical horizon and risk tolerance. When we issue a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Western Midstream Partners, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
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Strong Buy

Market Performance

ModestDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Over hypedDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Very SmallDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Follows the market closelyDetails

Investor Sentiment

ImpartialDetails

Analyst Consensus

BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

StrongDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Western Midstream Partners has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0436, Jensen Alpha of 0.1355, Total Risk Alpha of 0.2796, Sortino Ratio of 0.1091 and Treynor Ratio of 0.1029
Western Midstream Partners trade recommendation module can be used to check and cross-verify current trade advice provided by analysts examining the company's potential to grow using all of fundamental, technical, data market data available at the time. To make sure Western Midstream Partners is not overpriced, please check out all Western Midstream fundamentals, including its book value per share, and the relationship between the net income and number of employees . Given that Western Midstream has a price to earning of 10.32 X, we strongly advise you to confirm Western Midstream market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your prevalent risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Western Midstream Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Western Midstream is unlikely to experience financial distress in the next 2 years
Western Midstream has a strong financial position based on the latest SEC filings
Over 85.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors
On 14th of February 2025 Western Midstream paid $ 0.875 per share dividend to its current shareholders
Latest headline from australianmining.com.au: Disposition of 5879 shares by Daniel Holderman of Western Midstream at .87 subject to Rule 16b-3

Western Midstream Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Western Midstream's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Western Midstream's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Western Midstream daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Western Midstream Partners price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Western Midstream returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Western Midstream.
Mean Return
0.08
Value At Risk
-2.5
Potential Upside
2.89
Standard Deviation
1.71
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Western Midstream historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Western Stock Institutional Investors

The Western Midstream's institutional investors refer to entities that pool money to purchase Western Midstream's securities or originate loans. These institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds.
Shares
Westwood Holdings Group Inc2024-12-31
2.8 M
Eagle Global Advisors, Llc2024-12-31
2.4 M
Clearbridge Advisors, Llc2024-12-31
2.3 M
Brookfield Corp2024-12-31
1.7 M
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-12-31
1.6 M
Miller Howard Investments Inc2024-12-31
1.6 M
Fractal Investments Llc2024-12-31
1.5 M
Infrastructure Capital Advisors, Llc2024-12-31
1.4 M
Barclays Plc2024-12-31
1.4 M
Alps Advisors Inc2024-12-31
31.4 M
Amvescap Plc.2024-12-31
22.8 M
Note, although Western Midstream's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Western Midstream Cash Flow Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Capital Expenditures423.1M313.7M487.2M735.2M833.9M538.9M
Net Income516.9M944.0M1.3B998.5M1.6B1.7B
End Period Cash Flow444.9M202.0M286.7M272.8M1.1B1.1B
Change In Cash345.0M(242.9M)84.7M(13.9M)816.3M857.1M
Free Cash Flow1.2B1.5B1.2B926.3M2.1B2.2B
Depreciation491.1M551.6M582.4M600.7M650.4M353.0M
Other Non Cash Items581.5M30.6M(113.0M)107.9M(206.2M)(195.9M)
Dividends Paid695.8M533.8M735.8M978.4M1.3B1.3B
Change Receivables(45.0M)(193.7M)16.4M(116.3M)(104.7M)(99.4M)
Net Borrowings2.7B(102.0M)(974.6M)(127.3M)(114.6M)(108.9M)
Change To Netincome160.4M679.5M82.5M53.5M61.5M58.4M
Investments32.2M(257.5M)63.9M(400.6M)(39.2M)(41.1M)

Western Midstream Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Western Midstream or Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Western Midstream's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Western stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
0.14
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.64
σ
Overall volatility
1.69
Ir
Information ratio 0.10

Western Midstream Volatility Alert

Western Midstream Partners has relatively low volatility with skewness of 0.17 and kurtosis of -0.34. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Western Midstream's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Western Midstream's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Western Midstream Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Western Midstream's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Western Midstream's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Western Midstream and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Western Midstream or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Western Midstream's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Western Midstream by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Western Midstream to competition
FundamentalsWestern MidstreamPeer Average
Return On Equity0.5-0.31
Return On Asset0.0765-0.14
Profit Margin0.43 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.43 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation22.54 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding381.32 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders0.32 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions84.80 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted5.98 M4.71 M
Price To Earning10.32 X28.72 X
Price To Book4.66 X9.51 X
Price To Sales4.34 X11.42 X
Revenue3.61 B9.43 B
Gross Profit2.55 B27.38 B
EBITDA2.64 B3.9 B
Net Income1.61 B570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents286.66 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share0.41 X5.01 X
Total Debt1.01 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity2.34 %48.70 %
Current Ratio1.20 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share8.47 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations2.11 B971.22 M
Short Ratio4.00 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share4.02 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth5.48 X4.89 X
Target Price40.83
Number Of Employees1.51 K18.84 K
Beta2.82-0.15
Market Capitalization15.64 B19.03 B
Total Asset13.14 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings1.22 B9.33 B
Working Capital155.5 M1.48 B
Note: Disposition of 2635 shares by Daniel Holderman of Western Midstream at 28.5 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Western Midstream Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Western . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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