Q1 Earnings Estimate for WES Issued By Capital One Financial

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Western Midstream Partners in a research note issued on Thursday, March 6th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.82 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Western Midstream Partners’ current full-year earnings is $4.02 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Western Midstream Partners’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.61 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also commented on WES. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $41.00 price target on shares of Western Midstream Partners in a research note on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com raised shares of Western Midstream Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. US Capital Advisors upgraded shares of Western Midstream Partners from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Western Midstream Partners from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Western Midstream Partners has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $38.43.

Western Midstream Partners Stock Up 2.8 %

NYSE WES opened at $38.94 on Monday. Western Midstream Partners has a 1 year low of $33.39 and a 1 year high of $43.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.85 billion, a PE ratio of 9.93, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The business’s 50-day moving average is $40.45 and its 200 day moving average is $39.25.

Institutional Trading of Western Midstream Partners

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WES. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Western Midstream Partners during the fourth quarter valued at $39,000. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 555.6% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,180 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new position in Western Midstream Partners during the 4th quarter valued at about $51,000. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners during the 4th quarter valued at about $53,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 287.3% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,437 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 1,066 shares during the period. 84.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Western Midstream Partners Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.875 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $3.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.99%. Western Midstream Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 86.85%.

Western Midstream Partners Company Profile

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.