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WES Western Midstream Partners (WES) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Utilities · Natural gas transmission · CIK 0001423902
SEC filings
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
169
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about WES

Insiders, 180 days
+$249.9K net bought
1 buyer

Western Midstream Partners insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Western Midstream Partners, LP insiders bought a net $249.9K of stock across 20 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
BUY
2026-08-12 SEC
5,140
$249.9K
-6.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 100.0% of the 5,140 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 169 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Forthuber Frederick A. bought about $249.9K of WES on Aug 12, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 169 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-03-12 SECtraded 2026-03-11
1,250
$50.2K
+15.3%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 23.6% of the 5,296 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 169 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director PHILLIPS ROBERT G bought about $50.2K of WES on Mar 11, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2024; 169 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP, GC and Secretary
SELL
2026-02-13 SECtraded 2026-02-12
5,879
$249.0K
+7.7%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 3.2% of the 185,011 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 169 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, GC and Secretary Dial Christopher B. sold about $249.0K of WES on Feb 12, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 169 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2024-08-16 SECtraded 2024-08-14
19,500,000
$697.1M
+39.0%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Jul 21, 2022.
  • The trade is 11.8% of the 165,681,578 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 169 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider OXY Oil Partners, Inc. sold about $697.1M of WES on Aug 14, 2024, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 169 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2024-08-16 SECtraded 2024-08-14
19,500,000
$697.1M
+39.0%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 11.8% of the 165,681,578 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 169 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider KERR MCGEE CORP /DE sold about $697.1M of WES on Aug 14, 2024, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 169 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
20 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$249.9K over 180 days
+$249.9K over 90 days
more than 84% of Utilities
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
169 funds bought in last quarter
below 57% of Utilities
Revenue
+6.6% year over year
below 54% of Utilities
Margin
30.7% net margin
more than 97% of Utilities
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
2.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 6.6 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 71% of Utilities
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+28.5%12M
-0%+14%+28%+42%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-08-12 · Forthuber Frederick A. bought $249.9K2026-02-12 · Dial Christopher B. sold $249.0K2026-03-11 · PHILLIPS ROBERT G bought $50.2K
Insider buyInsider sell
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Who owns WES: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
36,629,600 sh
$1.6B
24,122,314 sh
$1.1B
21,230,903 sh
$929.1M
10,367,520 sh
$453.7M

Congress trades in WES

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

WES planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

WES mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Invesco SteelPath MLP Income Fund
$680.5M position · as of 2026-05-31
15.3%
Invesco SteelPath MLP Alpha Plus Fund
$48.4M position · as of 2026-05-31
14.7%
Alerian MLP ETF
$1.7B position · as of 2026-05-31
13.6%
InfraCap MLP ETF
$59.0M position · as of 2026-07-31
12.5%
Global X MLP ETF
$228.5M position · as of 2026-05-31
10.9%
MainGate MLP Fund
$89.0M position · as of 2026-05-31
10.6%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $249.9K bought by insiders over 180 days, 169 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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Sector by SEC SIC code

WES financials

Revenue growth
+6.6%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
30.7%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$4.0B
four quarters, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Net margin, TTM
+30.2%
net income over revenue, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Free cash flow, TTM
$1.3B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Debt to equity
n/a
no equity line filed
Cash flow to debt
0.26x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2020-03-31 (73 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
n/a
no equity line filed
Return on assets
+8.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
Return on invested capital
n/a
no equity line filed
Return on capital employed
+13.3%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Enterprise value
$25.3B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-05-01 shares, plus long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2020-03-31 (73 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-03-31
FCF yield
+7.5%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$3.8B$3.6B$3.1B$3.3B
Operating income$1.6B$2.0B$1.4B$1.6B
Net income$1.2B$1.6B$1.0B$1.2B
Operating cash flow$2.2B$2.1B$1.7B$1.7B
Cash$819.5M$1.1B$272.8M$286.7M
Long-term debt$8.2B$6.9B$7.3B$6.6B
Buybacks$0$0$134.6M$487.6M
Dividends paid$1.4B$1.2B$978.4M$735.8M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

WES Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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WES ranks highest on profitability (97th percentile) and risk and compliance (87th), and lowest on institutional and government (42nd), among Utilities peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
97
Inputs
  • Return on equityno equity line filed
  • Return on assets+8.9% · 97 pct, sector of 120
  • Return on invested capitalno equity line filed
  • Return on capital employed+13.3% · 97 pct, sector of 107
Financial health
82
Inputs
  • Debt to equityno equity line filed
  • Cash flow to debt0.26x · 82 pct, sector of 113
Growth
53
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+6.6% · 46 pct, sector of 119
  • Backlog growth, YoY+8.7% · 59 pct, sector of 38
Insider conviction
69
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$250K · 84 pct, sector of 87
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 54 pct, sector of 88
Institutional and government
42
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter169 · 42 pct, sector of 121
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
87
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+2.3% · 66 pct, sector of 162
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 106
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+3.2% · 95 pct, sector of 111
1 not measured: US patents
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WES filings, in plain words

Are Western Midstream Partners insiders buying or selling WES?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Western Midstream Partners insiders were net buyers, a net $249.9K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer.

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In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Western Midstream Partners insiders were net buyers of WES, a net $249.9K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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