Capital One Financial Weighs in on WES Q1 Earnings

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a report issued on Thursday, March 6th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.82 per share for the quarter. 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’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.61 EPS.

WES has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Western Midstream Partners from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 15th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Western Midstream Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $41.00 price target on shares of Western Midstream Partners in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, US Capital Advisors raised shares of Western Midstream Partners from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.43.

Western Midstream Partners Trading Up 4.2 %

NYSE WES opened at $40.56 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $40.45 and a 200-day moving average of $39.25. 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 1-year low of $33.39 and a 1-year high of $43.33. The firm has a market cap of $15.46 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.88.

Western Midstream Partners Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.875 dividend. This represents a $3.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. Western Midstream Partners’s payout ratio is currently 86.85%.

Institutional Trading of Western Midstream Partners

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of WES. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Western Midstream Partners in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 555.6% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,180 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new position in Western Midstream Partners during the fourth quarter valued at $51,000. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners during the 4th quarter valued at $53,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 287.3% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,437 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 1,066 shares during the period. 84.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.