Q3 EPS Estimates for WES Lifted by Capital One Financial

Key Points

• Capital One Financial raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Western Midstream Partners to $0.88, from a previous estimate of $0.87.
• The company recently reported a Q2 EPS of $0.87, beating consensus estimates by $0.05, with a revenue of $942.32 million.
• Western Midstream Partners is set to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share on November 14th, yielding approximately 9.5% annually.

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES - Free Report) - Research analysts at Capital One Financial upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 22nd. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now expects that the pipeline company will earn $0.88 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.87. 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 $0.98 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.74 EPS.

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES - Get Free Report) last announced 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. Western Midstream Partners had a return on equity of 37.70% and a net margin of 34.45%.The company had revenue of $942.32 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $954.17 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.97 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on WES. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Western Midstream Partners from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Mizuho increased their price target on Western Midstream Partners from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Citigroup assumed coverage on Western Midstream Partners in a research note on Monday. They set a "neutral" rating and a $39.00 price target for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Western Midstream Partners from $41.00 to $39.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $40.00.

Western Midstream Partners Price Performance

Shares of Western Midstream Partners stock opened at $38.38 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $38.40 and a 200 day moving average of $38.42. Western Midstream Partners has a 12 month low of $33.60 and a 12 month high of $43.33. The firm has a market cap of $14.63 billion, a PE ratio of 11.81 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.08.

Institutional Trading of Western Midstream Partners

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Western Midstream Partners by 1,856.4% during the 1st quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 763 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 724 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC bought a new stake in Western Midstream Partners during the 2nd quarter valued at $39,000. MTM Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Western Midstream Partners during the 2nd quarter valued at $39,000. Bessemer Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners in the 1st quarter worth $41,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP acquired a new stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners in the 2nd quarter worth $43,000. Institutional investors own 84.82% of the company's stock.

Western Midstream Partners Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be 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 is Friday, October 31st. Western Midstream Partners's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 112.00%.

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.

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