Traders Purchase Large Volume of Western Gas Partners Put Options (NYSE:WES)

Route One Investment Company L.P. holds 10.94% of its portfolio in Post Holdings, Inc. for 4.29 million shares. Rr Advisors Llc who had been investing in Western Gas Partners for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $8.13 billion market cap company. About 836,572 shares traded or 63.18% up from the average. It has underperformed by 13.39% the S&P500. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh And Williams invested in 14,280 shares. After having $0.82 EPS previously, QUALCOMM Incorporated's analysts see -6.10% EPS growth. The ROIC 5 year average of Delek Logistics Partners, LP (NYSE:DKL) is 0.178003. It has outperformed by 16.62% the S&P500.

Short interest or otherwise called the percentage of a stock's tradable shares now being shorted is another data that investors use to get a handle on sentiment.

The stock increased 1.24% or $0.98 during the last trading session, reaching $79.98.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of WGP. 18 funds opened positions while 81 raised stakes. Credit Suisse Ag owns 304,179 shares.

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The total amount of shares outstanding is 4.00 billion, giving the company a market capitalization of about 51.93 billion. It improved, as 63 investors sold F shares while 354 reduced holdings. 91 funds opened positions while 271 raised stakes.

Western Gas Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) saw unusually large options trading on Friday. The SMA 50/200 for Delek Logistics Partners, LP (NYSE:DKL) is now 0.95648. National Bank & Trust Of Ny Mellon stated it has 7,391 shares. It also reduced its holding in Calix Inc (NYSE:CALX) by 114,441 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 266,534 shares, and cut its stake in Eaton Vance Corp (NYSE:EV). Ontario - Canada-based Manufacturers Life The has invested 0% in Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (NYSE:WGP). A ratio over 1 indicates that the market is willing to pay more for the shares. Summit Equities invested 0.16% in Western Gas Partners, LP (NYSE:WES). Neuberger Berman Limited Liability Corporation holds 0.59% in Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (NYSE:WGP) or 11.54M shares. Bokf Na accumulated 5,575 shares or 0.01% of the stock. The institutional investor held 1.52 million shares of the public utilities company at the end of 2017Q3, valued at $77.95 million, down from 1.65 million at the end of the previous reported quarter.

When looking at the investment recommendation on say a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being a strong buy, 3 a hold, and 5 a sell), GM is given a 2.50 while 2.10 placed for WES. Therefore 65% are positive. Western Gas Partners had 38 analyst reports since August 3, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was maintained on Sunday, August 20 by RBC Capital Markets. Streetinsider.com's article titled: "Western Gas Partners LP (WES) and Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (WGP) Offer ..." and published on December 05, 2017 is yet another important article. As per Monday, December 4, the company rating was maintained by Stifel Nicolaus. The third largest holder is Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Lp, which now holds $448.41 million worth of this stock and that ownership represents almost 5.7% of its market capitalization. The company now has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $49.10. The firm has "Overweight" rating by JP Morgan given on Wednesday, March 30. Morgan Stanley initiated Western Gas Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) on Thursday, February 25 with "Equal-Weight" rating. Morgan Stanley maintained the stock with "Equal-Weight" rating in Thursday, November 2 report. The firm has "An Overweight" rating given on Thursday, January 14 by CapitalOne. Castleark Ltd Com reported 68,061 shares.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.85 in 2017 Q3. Its up 0.07, from 1.45 in 2017Q2. 13 funds opened positions while 36 raised stakes. Next Financial Group Inc reported 500 shares or 0.01% of all its holdings. First Allied Advisory Services Inc has 105,130 shares for 0.24% of their portfolio. Matthews Intl Management Llc reported 0.01% stake. Granite Investment Prtnrs Limited Liability reported 159,290 shares. Old Mutual Customised Solutions (Proprietary) invested in 27,671 shares. Ratan Capital Management Lp owns 202,969 shares or 10.8% of their U.S. portfolio. The firm owned 21,476 shares of the pipeline company's stock after selling 32,148 shares during the period. Cushing Asset Management LP holds 1.09 million shares or 1.79% of its portfolio. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board has 0.04% invested in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM). American National Insurance Tx reported 94,882 shares. SMITH HAROLD B sold $4.99M worth of Illinois Tool Works Inc. The company has market cap of $676.85 million. The firm operates through three divisions: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies; Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). It has a 41.3 P/E ratio. A reading between 0 and -20 would point to an overbought situation. (NYSE:V) rating on Thursday, December 28.

Among 36 analysts covering Qualcomm Inc. Therefore 83% are positive. Visa Inc. had 96 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. On Thursday, April 7 the stock rating was maintained by Citigroup with "Neutral". Boston Family Office holds 0.66% of its portfolio in Visa Inc. The firm has "Buy" rating by Susquehanna given on Thursday, June 15. The company was upgraded on Monday, August 24 by Standpoint Research. The company was maintained on Friday, February 12 by Cowen & Co.

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