Q2 Earnings Estimate for WES Issued By US Capital Advisors

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a research note issued on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.85 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.84. US Capital Advisors has a “Moderate Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Western Midstream Partners’ current full-year earnings is $4.02 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Western Midstream Partners’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.91 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.23 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Western Midstream Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 8th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $41.00 target price on shares of Western Midstream Partners in a report on Monday, December 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.43.

Western Midstream Partners Price Performance

Western Midstream Partners stock opened at $41.19 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $40.83 and its 200 day moving average price is $39.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.88. Western Midstream Partners has a 1 year low of $33.64 and a 1 year high of $43.33.

Western Midstream Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.875 per share. This represents a $3.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. Western Midstream Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 86.85%.

Institutional Trading of Western Midstream Partners

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 29.0% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 42,294 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,625,000 after purchasing an additional 9,506 shares during the last quarter. Novem Group acquired a new stake in Western Midstream Partners during the fourth quarter worth $695,000. State of Wyoming increased its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 40.6% during the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 3,323 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $128,000 after acquiring an additional 960 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in Western Midstream Partners by 23.1% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,273,186 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $279,509,000 after purchasing an additional 1,366,341 shares during the period. Finally, Eagle Global Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 23.2% in the 4th quarter. Eagle Global Advisors LLC now owns 2,434,080 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $93,542,000 after purchasing an additional 458,111 shares during the last quarter. 84.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Western Midstream Partners

Western Midstream Partners, LP, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a midstream energy company primarily in the United States. It is involved in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing, and transporting condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and crude oil; and gathering and disposing produced water.