Q2 Earnings Estimate for WES Issued By Capital One Financial

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES - Free Report) - Research analysts at Capital One Financial boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Western Midstream Partners in a report released on Friday, May 16th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.91 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.89. 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 $0.91 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.64 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 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $917.12 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $926.55 million. Western Midstream Partners had a return on equity of 46.02% and a net margin of 42.99%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Western Midstream Partners from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, March 8th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Western Midstream Partners from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $39.83.

Western Midstream Partners Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of WES stock traded up $0.26 on Monday, hitting $38.95. 867,081 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,230,628. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $38.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $39.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.85 billion, a PE ratio of 9.94, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.12. Western Midstream Partners has a twelve month low of $33.60 and a twelve month high of $43.33.

Western Midstream Partners Increases Dividend

The business 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.34%. This is a boost from Western Midstream Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Western Midstream Partners's dividend payout ratio is presently 108.66%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Western Midstream Partners

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Alps Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 7.6% in the 1st quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 33,824,487 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $1,385,451,000 after acquiring an additional 2,400,891 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 7.1% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 24,417,770 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $1,000,152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,608,609 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 1.8% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,658,988 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $354,672,000 after purchasing an additional 149,833 shares in the last quarter. Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. lifted its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. now owns 8,064,089 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $309,903,000 after purchasing an additional 159,016 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 2.1% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,428,847 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $304,286,000 after purchasing an additional 155,661 shares in the last quarter. 84.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.