Q4 EPS Estimates for WES Reduced by Capital One Financial

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a note issued to investors on Thursday, July 17th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.84 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.91. 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’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.37 EPS.

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

Western Midstream Partners Stock Performance

Shares of WES opened at $40.44 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.18. Western Midstream Partners has a one year low of $33.60 and a one year high of $43.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.07 and a beta of 1.08. The business has a fifty day moving average of $38.74 and a 200 day moving average of $39.32.

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The pipeline company reported $0.79 EPS 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 firm had revenue of $917.12 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $926.55 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Western Midstream Partners Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 2nd were paid a $0.91 dividend. This is a positive change from Western Midstream Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.00%. Western Midstream Partners’s dividend payout ratio is 108.66%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Western Midstream Partners

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 10.4% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 26,483 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,085,000 after buying an additional 2,485 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 30.6% in the first quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 461,365 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $18,898,000 after buying an additional 108,021 shares in the last quarter. CFM Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 28.3% in the first quarter. CFM Wealth Partners LLC now owns 44,944 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,841,000 after buying an additional 9,904 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners in the first quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Samalin Investment Counsel LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners in the fourth quarter worth about $1,085,000. 84.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.