Q2 Earnings Forecast for WES Issued By Capital One Financial

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES - Free Report) - Capital One Financial lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Western Midstream Partners in a research note issued on Thursday, July 17th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.80 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.91. 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' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.83 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.26 EPS.

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The pipeline company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.83 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $917.12 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $926.55 million. Western Midstream Partners had a net margin of 35.79% and a return on equity of 38.52%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.47 EPS.

Separately, Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Western Midstream Partners from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $39.83.

Western Midstream Partners Stock Down 2.7%

WES stock traded down $1.10 during trading on Monday, hitting $39.37. 1,267,627 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,222,078. Western Midstream Partners has a 1 year low of $33.60 and a 1 year high of $43.33. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.08 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.08.

Western Midstream Partners Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 2nd were given a $0.91 dividend. This is a boost from Western Midstream Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.25%. Western Midstream Partners's dividend payout ratio is 108.66%.

Institutional Trading of Western Midstream Partners

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WES. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 10.4% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 26,483 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $1,085,000 after acquiring an additional 2,485 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 30.6% during the 1st quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 461,365 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $18,898,000 after purchasing an additional 108,021 shares in the last quarter. CFM Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 28.3% during the 1st quarter. CFM Wealth Partners LLC now owns 44,944 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $1,841,000 after purchasing an additional 9,904 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Western Midstream Partners during the 1st quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, Samalin Investment Counsel LLC bought a new position in Western Midstream Partners during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,085,000. 84.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.