US Capital Advisors Has Bullish Estimate for WES Q1 Earnings

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Investment analysts at 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 expects that the pipeline company will earn $0.88 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.87. 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. 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.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Western Midstream Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 8th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued 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. Two research 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, Western Midstream Partners currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.43.

Western Midstream Partners Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE WES opened at $41.36 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $40.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $39.48. 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 market cap of $15.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.55, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.88.

Western Midstream Partners Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.875 per share. This represents a $3.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.46%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. Western Midstream Partners’s payout ratio is 86.85%.

Institutional Trading of Western Midstream Partners

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WES. Apollon Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 25,691 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $987,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 6,833 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $263,000 after acquiring an additional 306 shares in the last quarter. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC now owns 4,564 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $175,000 after purchasing an additional 311 shares in the last quarter. RE Dickinson Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 21.8% during the 4th quarter. RE Dickinson Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,168 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 388 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 34.7% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,935 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. 84.82% of the stock is 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.