US Capital Advisors Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for WES

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $0.88 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.87. US Capital Advisors currently has a “Moderate Buy” rating on the stock. 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 $0.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Western Midstream Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 8th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued 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 given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $38.43.

Western Midstream Partners Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of WES opened at $41.19 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $40.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $39.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05. The stock has a market cap of $15.71 billion, a PE ratio of 10.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.88. Western Midstream Partners has a 52-week low of $33.64 and a 52-week high of $43.33.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Western Midstream Partners

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WES. Pathstone Holdings LLC boosted its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 3.2% during the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 34,532 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,321,000 after buying an additional 1,069 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Western Midstream Partners during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $203,000. Citigroup Inc. increased its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 322.1% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 406,587 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $15,556,000 after purchasing an additional 310,260 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in Western Midstream Partners by 55.2% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 29,878 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,143,000 after purchasing an additional 10,624 shares during the period. Finally, Kingsview Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 8.6% during the third quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,619 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $406,000 after purchasing an additional 839 shares in the last quarter. 84.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Western Midstream Partners Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.875 dividend. This represents a $3.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. Western Midstream Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.