Western Midstream Partners (WES) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Western Midstream Partners (NYSE: WES) in the last few weeks:

• 7/21/2026 – Western Midstream Partners had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada.
• 7/14/2026 – Western Midstream Partners had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $46.00 to $47.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/14/2026 – Western Midstream Partners had its price target raised by Mizuho from $48.00 to $51.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/12/2026 – Western Midstream Partners was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 7/10/2026 – Western Midstream Partners had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $45.00 to $48.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/4/2026 – Western Midstream Partners was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 6/17/2026 – Western Midstream Partners is now covered by Mizuho. They set an “outperform” rating and a $48.00 price target on the stock.
• 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.

Western Midstream Partners Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 31st will be paid a $0.93 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 31st. This represents a $3.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.0%. Western Midstream Partners’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.