Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) is included among the 15 Extreme Dividend Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds.
On November 6, Stifel analyst Selman Akyol increased the firm’s price target on Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) from $41 to $43 while maintaining a Hold rating, as reported by The Fly. The analyst noted that the company delivered its Q3 results that slightly exceeded expectations and raised its full-year EBITDA outlook toward the higher end of the guidance range. The revised price target reflects the firm’s 2026 outlook, which factors in the recently completed Aris acquisition.
In its Q3 2025 report, President and CEO Oscar Brown highlighted record natural gas throughput in the Delaware Basin and the successful completion of the Aris Water Solutions acquisition, describing it as a key step in strengthening Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES)’s role as a leading three-stream midstream provider in the region. Brown said the integration is progressing well and projected $40 million in annual synergy savings.
Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) now expects to reach the upper end of its previously guided 2025 adjusted EBITDA range of $2.35 billion to $2.55 billion, which includes an estimated $45 million to $50 million contribution from Aris in the fourth quarter.
Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) operates in the midstream segment of the energy industry, handling the gathering, processing, and transportation of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids from production sites to end markets.
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