US Capital Advisors Issues Positive Outlook for WES Earnings

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Analysts at US Capital Advisors boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.85 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast 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 analysts also recently commented on WES. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $41.00 target price on shares of Western Midstream Partners in a research report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Western Midstream Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Western Midstream Partners has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $38.43.

Western Midstream Partners Price Performance

Shares of Western Midstream Partners stock opened at $40.99 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05. Western Midstream Partners has a 12 month low of $33.64 and a 12 month high of $43.33. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $40.84 and a 200 day moving average of $39.53. The firm has a market cap of $15.63 billion, a PE ratio of 10.46, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.88.

Institutional Trading of Western Midstream Partners

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WES. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Western Midstream Partners during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 555.6% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,180 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new position in Western Midstream Partners in the 4th quarter valued at $51,000. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Western Midstream Partners in the fourth quarter worth $53,000. Finally, Kieckhefer Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners during the fourth quarter worth $58,000. Institutional investors own 84.82% of the company’s stock.

Western Midstream Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued 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 yield of 8.54%. Western Midstream Partners’s payout ratio is 86.85%.

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.