What is US Capital Advisors’ Forecast for WES Q1 Earnings?

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – US Capital Advisors lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Western Midstream Partners in a research report issued on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will earn $0.88 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.87. 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.

WES has been the topic of several other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $41.00 target price on shares of Western Midstream Partners in a research note on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com raised shares of Western Midstream Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Western Midstream Partners has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $38.43.

Western Midstream Partners Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:WES opened at $41.35 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $40.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $39.51. Western Midstream Partners has a fifty-two week low of $33.64 and a fifty-two week high of $43.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Western Midstream Partners

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Western Midstream Partners in the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 555.6% in the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,180 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners during the 4th quarter worth approximately $51,000. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners during the fourth quarter worth approximately $53,000. Finally, Kieckhefer Group LLC acquired a new position in Western Midstream Partners in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Institutional investors own 84.82% of the company’s stock.

Western Midstream Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.875 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $3.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.46%. 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.