US Capital Advisors Has Positive Outlook of WES Q1 Earnings

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.88 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.87. 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’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com upgraded 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 issued a $41.00 price objective on shares of Western Midstream Partners in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Western Midstream Partners presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $38.43.

Western Midstream Partners Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of Western Midstream Partners stock opened at $41.19 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05. The company has a market cap of $15.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.51, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.88. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $40.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $39.50. Western Midstream Partners has a 52-week low of $33.64 and a 52-week high of $43.33.

Western Midstream Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.875 dividend. This represents a $3.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.50%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. Western Midstream Partners’s payout ratio is 86.85%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WES. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Western Midstream Partners by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,809,161 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $876,556,000 after acquiring an additional 1,406,362 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in shares of 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 worth $279,509,000 after acquiring an additional 1,366,341 shares during the period. Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 6,986.8% during the 3rd quarter. Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. now owns 708,683 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $27,114,000 after acquiring an additional 698,683 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 624.5% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 785,096 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $30,171,000 after acquiring an additional 676,729 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 60.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,785,105 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $68,298,000 after purchasing an additional 670,440 shares in the last quarter. 84.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.