Q3 Earnings Estimate for WES Issued By Capital One Financial

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Western Midstream Partners from $0.83 to $0.87, alongside forecasts for Q4 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.39 EPS.
• Mizuho downgraded its price target for Western Midstream Partners from $45.00 to $44.00 while maintaining an "outperform" rating, amidst mixed analyst ratings that include sell, hold, and buy positions.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.91, yielding 9.4% annually, with a high dividend payout ratio of 112.00%.

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Capital One Financial lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a research report issued on Thursday, August 14th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.87 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.83. 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' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.68 EPS.

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The pipeline company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $942.32 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $954.17 million. Western Midstream Partners had a return on equity of 37.70% and a net margin of 34.45%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.97 earnings per share.

Separately, Mizuho lowered their price target on Western Midstream Partners from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $39.80.

Western Midstream Partners Stock Performance

Shares of WES traded up $0.2950 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $38.5050. 892,499 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,432,039. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.85 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.30. Western Midstream Partners has a twelve month low of $33.60 and a twelve month high of $43.33. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $39.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $39.05.

Western Midstream Partners Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 14th. Investors of record on Friday, August 1st were given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 1st. Western Midstream Partners's payout ratio is presently 112.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of WES. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC raised its position in Western Midstream Partners by 133.3% during the first quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 700 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Western Midstream Partners by 1,856.4% during the first quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 763 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 724 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC acquired a new position in Western Midstream Partners during the fourth quarter valued at $39,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new position in Western Midstream Partners during the second quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, MTM Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Western Midstream Partners during the second quarter valued at $39,000. 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.