Q1 Earnings Forecast for WES Issued By Capital One Financial

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a research report issued on Thursday, April 10th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.80 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.82. 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 $0.90 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.79 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Western Midstream Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.43.

Western Midstream Partners Price Performance

Shares of WES opened at $37.60 on Monday. 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’s fifty day simple moving average is $39.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.44. Western Midstream Partners has a 1-year low of $33.60 and a 1-year high of $43.33. The company has a market cap of $14.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.59, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.40.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 8.6% during the first quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC now owns 45,506 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,864,000 after purchasing an additional 3,605 shares during the period. Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA acquired a new position in Western Midstream Partners in the 1st quarter valued at $205,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC increased its position in Western Midstream Partners by 133.3% during the 1st quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 700 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Penbrook Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 81.3% in the first quarter. Penbrook Management LLC now owns 11,600 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $475,000 after acquiring an additional 5,200 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 29.0% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 42,294 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,625,000 after acquiring an additional 9,506 shares in the last quarter. 84.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Western Midstream Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.875 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $3.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.31%. Western Midstream Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.