Q1 Earnings Estimate for WES Issued By US Capital Advisors

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects 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.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on WES. StockNews.com upgraded 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 price objective on shares of Western Midstream Partners in a report on Monday, December 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.43.

Western Midstream Partners Stock Up 0.2 %

NYSE WES opened at $41.36 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. Western Midstream Partners has a fifty-two week low of $33.64 and a fifty-two week high of $43.33. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $40.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $39.48. The stock has a market cap of $15.77 billion, a PE ratio of 10.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.88.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WES. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 25,691 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $987,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 6,833 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $263,000 after buying an additional 306 shares during the period. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC raised its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC now owns 4,564 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $175,000 after buying an additional 311 shares in the last quarter. RE Dickinson Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 21.8% in the fourth quarter. RE Dickinson Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,168 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 388 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 34.7% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,935 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.82% of the company’s stock.

Western Midstream Partners Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.875 dividend. This represents a $3.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. Western Midstream Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 86.85%.

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.