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

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a report released on Monday, February 3rd. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.87 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.84. US Capital Advisors has a “Moderate Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Western Midstream Partners’ current full-year earnings is $4.02 per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Western Midstream Partners in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. They set an “underperform” rating and a $37.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley cut Western Midstream Partners from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $42.00 to $40.00 in a report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com lowered Western Midstream Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. UBS Group dropped their target price on Western Midstream Partners from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, 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 note on Monday, December 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $37.88.

Western Midstream Partners Price Performance

NYSE:WES opened at $41.20 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $15.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 2.88. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $40.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $39.12. Western Midstream Partners has a one year low of $27.84 and a one year high of $43.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11.

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The pipeline company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by ($0.09). Western Midstream Partners had a return on equity of 46.02% and a net margin of 42.99%. The business had revenue of $883.36 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $924.83 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.70 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Western Midstream Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a $0.875 dividend. This represents a $3.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd. Western Midstream Partners’s dividend payout ratio is currently 89.29%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Western Midstream Partners

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hickory Point Bank & Trust bought a new position in Western Midstream Partners in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $244,000. Terril Brothers Inc. increased its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 38.4% in the 4th quarter. Terril Brothers Inc. now owns 374,536 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $14,393,000 after purchasing an additional 104,000 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 58,670 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $2,255,000 after buying an additional 1,709 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 30.0% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 7,187 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $276,000 after buying an additional 1,657 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Howard Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Western Midstream Partners in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,557,000. 84.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.