US Capital Advisors Has Strong Estimate for WES Q2 Earnings

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.85 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.84. 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’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.91 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.23 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on WES. StockNews.com upgraded Western Midstream Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 8th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $41.00 price target on shares of Western Midstream Partners in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $38.43.

Western Midstream Partners Price Performance

NYSE WES opened at $40.99 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.46, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.88. Western Midstream Partners has a 1-year low of $33.64 and a 1-year high of $43.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $40.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $39.53.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Apollon Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 25,691 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $987,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 6,833 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $263,000 after purchasing an additional 306 shares in the last quarter. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC raised its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC now owns 4,564 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $175,000 after purchasing an additional 311 shares during the period. RE Dickinson Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 21.8% in the 4th quarter. RE Dickinson Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,168 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 388 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 34.7% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,935 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.82% of the company’s stock.

Western Midstream Partners Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.875 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $3.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.54%. Western Midstream Partners’s payout ratio is 86.85%.

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.