Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for WES FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• US Capital Advisors reduced their FY2025 earnings estimate for Western Midstream Partners to $3.36 per share, slightly down from a prior estimate of $3.38, while the consensus estimate for the current year's earnings is $4.02 per share.
• Mizuho lowered their target price for the company's shares from $45.00 to $44.00, maintaining an "outperform" rating, with the stock currently holding a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $39.83.
• Western Midstream Partners announced a quarterly dividend of $0.91, reflecting an annualized dividend yield of 8.90%, with a payout ratio of 108.66%.

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES - Free Report) - Equities researchers at US Capital Advisors reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Western Midstream Partners in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings of $3.36 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $3.38. The consensus estimate for Western Midstream Partners' current full-year earnings is $4.02 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Western Midstream Partners' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.69 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.03 EPS.

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

Separately, Mizuho lowered their price target on Western Midstream Partners from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Western Midstream Partners currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $39.83.

Western Midstream Partners Stock Down 1.1%

WES stock traded down $0.43 on Tuesday, hitting $39.39. 939,524 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,145,579. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $38.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $39.37. Western Midstream Partners has a 12-month low of $33.60 and a 12-month high of $43.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.08, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.18. The stock has a market cap of $15.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.76 and a beta of 1.08.

Western Midstream Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 1st will be issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 1st. Western Midstream Partners's payout ratio is 108.66%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Western Midstream Partners

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 133.3% in the 1st quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 700 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 1,856.4% in the 1st quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 763 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 724 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC acquired a new position in Western Midstream Partners in the 4th quarter worth about $39,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new position in Western Midstream Partners in the 2nd quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. acquired a new position in Western Midstream Partners in the 1st quarter worth about $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.82% of the company's stock.

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.