Western Gas Partners LP
WES:NYSE
| Last | Change / % Change | Dividend Yield | Volume |
| 52.24 | 0.46 0.89% | 3.68% | 161,075 |
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Latest News Headlines for Western Gas Partners LP
Western Gas Partners: The Winning Streak Continues (WES)
Western Gas Partners (NYSE:WES) traded at a new 52-week high today of $52.20. So far today approximately 126,000 shares have been exchanged, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 159,000 shares.
Shares of Western Gas Partners Have Risen Above Previous 52-Week High
Shares of Western Gas Partners (NYSE:WES) traded at a new 52-week high today of $52.02. So far today approximately 141,000 shares have been exchanged, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 159,000 shares.
Uptrend Call Working As Western Gas Partners Stock Rises 16.1% (WES)
View more recent headlinesSmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Western Gas Partners (NYSE:WES) on July 17th, 2012 at $44.56. In approximately 3 months, Western Gas Partners has returned 16.14% as of today's recent price of $51.75.
Company Background
Western Gas Partners, LP (the Partnership) is a master limited partnership (MLP) organized by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to own, operate, acquire and develop midstream energy assets. The Partnership operates in East and West Texas, the Rocky Mountains and the Mid-Continent and is engaged primarily in the business of gathering, processing, compressing, treating and transporting natural gas, condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and crude oil for Anadarko and third-party producers and customers. As of December 31, 2011, the Company's assets consist of 11 gathering systems, seven natural gas treating facilities, seven natural gas processing facilities, one NGL pipeline, one interstate pipeline, and interests in a gas gathering system and a crude oil pipeline. On January 13, 2012, the Partnership completed the acquisition of Anadarko's 100% ownership interest in Mountain Gas Resources, LLC. In August 2012, it acquired an additional 24% membership interest in Chipeta Processing LLC.
Bid/Size -- / -- | Ask/Size -- / -- |
Price Open 52.00 | Previous Close 51.78 |
Day High 52.57 | Day Low 51.65 |
52wk High/Date 52.57 / 10/5/2012 | 52wk Low/Date 32.33 / 10/5/2011 |
Beta (5 Yr) 0.4 | Market Capitalization 5.0B |
Shares Outstanding 95.8M | Volatility Avg 18.14 |
Avg Vol(10 day) 191.6K | P/E Ratio 33.3x |
EPS(TTM) 1.57 | Yield 3.68% |
Dividend Announcement 7/19/2012 | Ex-Date 7/27/2012 |
Payable 0.48 - QRTR | Payable Date 8/13/2012 |
Date of Record 7/31/2012 | |
Last Trade as of 10/5/2012 4:01 PM ET | |
WES Western Gas Partners LP vs. Peers
| Peers | |
|---|---|
WES Western Gas Partners LP | 26.58% |
DCP Midstream Partners, LP | -2.17% |
Pioneer Natural Resources | 15.04% |
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | 18.33% |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP | 0.68% |
WES Western Gas Partners LP | 3.68% |
DCP Midstream Partners, LP | 5.77% |
Pioneer Natural Resources | 0.08% |
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | 4.63% |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP | 5.75% |
WES Western Gas Partners LP | 0.89% |
DCP Midstream Partners, LP | -0.19% |
Pioneer Natural Resources | -1.02% |
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | 0.37% |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP | -0.05% |