WES Q2 EPS Estimate Lifted by Capital One Financial

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES - Free Report) - Research analysts at Capital One Financial increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a report issued on Friday, May 16th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $0.91 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate 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 posted 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $926.55 million. Western Midstream Partners had a net margin of 42.99% and a return on equity of 46.02%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.47 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on WES. Mizuho decreased their target price on Western Midstream Partners from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. StockNews.com raised Western Midstream Partners from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $39.14.

Western Midstream Partners Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:WES traded down $0.14 during trading on Monday, reaching $39.11. The stock had a trading volume of 413,125 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,235,202. 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 cap of $14.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.12. The firm's fifty day moving average is $38.64 and its 200 day moving average is $39.32. Western Midstream Partners has a 52 week low of $33.60 and a 52 week high of $43.33.

Western Midstream Partners Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.31%. This is a positive change from Western Midstream Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 2nd. Western Midstream Partners's dividend payout ratio is 108.66%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Western Midstream Partners

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Alps Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 7.6% during the first quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 33,824,487 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $1,385,451,000 after buying an additional 2,400,891 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 7.1% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 24,417,770 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $1,000,152,000 after buying an additional 1,608,609 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,658,988 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $354,672,000 after acquiring an additional 149,833 shares during the period. Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. grew its holdings in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 2.0% in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 during the period. 84.82% of the stock is currently owned by 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.