FY2025 EPS Estimates for WES Cut by US Capital Advisors

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES - Free Report) - US Capital Advisors dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a report released on Tuesday, May 20th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $3.38 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $3.57. 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' Q1 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Mizuho reduced their price objective 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. Wall Street Zen raised Western Midstream Partners from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, March 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Western Midstream Partners currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $39.83.

Western Midstream Partners Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of WES stock traded up $0.26 on Wednesday, hitting $38.95. The stock had a trading volume of 867,081 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,232,536. The firm has a market cap of $14.85 billion, a P/E 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. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $38.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $39.35.

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 42.99% and a return on equity of 46.02%. The business had revenue of $917.12 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $926.55 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.47 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Western Midstream Partners

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 27.7% during the fourth quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC now owns 41,901 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $1,610,000 after purchasing an additional 9,094 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in shares of Western Midstream Partners during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,033,000. Mutual Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 10.5% during the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 6,060 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $247,000 after buying an additional 577 shares in the last quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Western Midstream Partners in the 4th quarter worth approximately $246,000. Finally, PFG Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 33,424 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $1,284,000 after acquiring an additional 540 shares in the last quarter. 84.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Western Midstream Partners Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 2nd were given a $0.91 dividend. This is a positive change from Western Midstream Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.34%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 2nd. Western Midstream Partners's dividend payout ratio is presently 108.66%.

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.