What is US Capital Advisors’ Estimate for WES Q2 Earnings?

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – US Capital Advisors upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Western Midstream Partners in a research report issued on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.85 for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on WES. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Western Midstream Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 8th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $41.00 price objective on shares of Western Midstream Partners in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Western Midstream Partners currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.43.

Western Midstream Partners Stock Up 0.4 %

Western Midstream Partners stock opened at $41.35 on Wednesday. Western Midstream Partners has a fifty-two week low of $33.64 and a fifty-two week high of $43.33. The firm 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 stock’s fifty day moving average is $40.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $39.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11.

Institutional Trading of Western Midstream Partners

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of WES. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 29.0% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 42,294 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,625,000 after purchasing an additional 9,506 shares during the last quarter. Novem Group purchased a new position in Western Midstream Partners during the fourth quarter worth about $695,000. State of Wyoming boosted its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 40.6% in the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 3,323 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $128,000 after buying an additional 960 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 23.1% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,273,186 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $279,509,000 after buying an additional 1,366,341 shares during the period. Finally, Eagle Global Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 23.2% during the 4th quarter. Eagle Global Advisors LLC now owns 2,434,080 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $93,542,000 after acquiring an additional 458,111 shares during the last quarter. 84.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Western Midstream Partners Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.875 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $3.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.46%. Western Midstream Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.