Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Western Midstream Partners (WES)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Western Midstream Partners (NYSE: WES) recently:

• 6/10/2026 – Western Midstream Partners was upgraded by Morgan Stanley from “underweight” to “equal weight”. They now have a $51.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/29/2026 – Western Midstream Partners was upgraded by US Capital Advisors from “moderate buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 5/27/2026 – Western Midstream Partners had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $41.00 to $51.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/21/2026 – Western Midstream Partners had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $40.00 to $45.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/16/2026 – Western Midstream Partners was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 5/13/2026 – Western Midstream Partners had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $41.00 to $43.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 5/12/2026 – Western Midstream Partners had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $39.00 to $42.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/7/2026 – Western Midstream Partners was given a new $46.00 price target by Stifel Nicolaus. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Western Midstream Partners Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.93 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This is an increase from Western Midstream Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. This represents a $3.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.4%. Western Midstream Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 121.57%.

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) is a midstream energy infrastructure company that owns, operates and develops an integrated network of crude oil, natural gas and produced water gathering, processing, transportation and storage assets in the United States. The partnership’s primary offerings include pipeline transportation, fractionation services, natural gas liquids (NGL) logistics and produced water handling. Through its fee-based and commodity-based contracts, Western Midstream provides its customers with essential services that support efficient energy production and distribution.

The company’s asset portfolio spans key onshore basins, including the Delaware Basin in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, the San Juan Basin in New Mexico and Colorado, and the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Colorado.