WES FY2025 EPS Estimate Decreased by US Capital Advisors

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a report issued on Monday, July 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings of $3.36 per share for the year, down from their prior 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) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The pipeline company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by ($0.04). Western Midstream Partners had a net margin of 35.79% and a return on equity of 38.52%. The company had revenue of $917.12 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $926.55 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Separately, 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. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.83.

Western Midstream Partners Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WES opened at $40.45 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.08. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.36. The company has a market cap of $15.42 billion, a PE ratio of 12.07 and a beta of 1.08. Western Midstream Partners has a 12-month low of $33.60 and a 12-month high of $43.33.

Western Midstream Partners Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 1st will be given a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 1st. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.00%. Western Midstream Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 108.66%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Western Midstream Partners

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WES. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in Western Midstream Partners by 50.4% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 21,353 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $821,000 after purchasing an additional 7,155 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 16.8% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 227,107 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $8,728,000 after buying an additional 32,628 shares in the last quarter. Summit Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 93,977 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $3,612,000 after buying an additional 2,409 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 142,877 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $5,491,000 after buying an additional 10,343 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,809,161 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $876,556,000 after purchasing an additional 1,406,362 shares during the period. 84.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.