FY2025 EPS Estimates for WES Cut by US Capital Advisors

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Western Midstream Partners in a research note issued on Monday, February 2nd. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $3.45 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $3.59. 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’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.69 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.02 EPS.

WES has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Western Midstream Partners from $39.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Western Midstream Partners from $40.00 to $39.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $43.00 price objective on Western Midstream Partners in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Citigroup started coverage on Western Midstream Partners in a report on Monday, October 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $39.00 target price for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Western Midstream Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $41.33.

Western Midstream Partners Stock Up 0.3%

WES stock opened at $41.22 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.82 billion, a PE ratio of 12.20 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a fifty day moving average of $40.13 and a 200-day moving average of $39.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.08, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.43. Western Midstream Partners has a one year low of $33.60 and a one year high of $42.80.

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The pipeline company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.87. Western Midstream Partners had a return on equity of 39.37% and a net margin of 35.18%.The business had revenue of $952.48 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $965.55 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.74 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Western Midstream Partners

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Alps Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 34,774,726 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,366,299,000 after buying an additional 98,819 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 0.3% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 24,292,437 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $954,450,000 after acquiring an additional 81,183 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. purchased a new stake in Western Midstream Partners during the 3rd quarter worth about $300,257,000. UBS Group AG increased its position in Western Midstream Partners by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,501,784 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $138,320,000 after purchasing an additional 165,726 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 31.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,872,394 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $73,566,000 after purchasing an additional 445,663 shares during the last quarter. 84.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Western Midstream Partners Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 13th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd will be paid a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 2nd. Western Midstream Partners’s dividend payout ratio is presently 107.69%.

Western Midstream Partners Company Profile

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) is a midstream energy infrastructure company that owns, operates and develops an integrated network of crude oil, natural gas and produced water gathering, processing, transportation and storage assets in the United States. The partnership’s primary offerings include pipeline transportation, fractionation services, natural gas liquids (NGL) logistics and produced water handling. Through its fee-based and commodity-based contracts, Western Midstream provides its customers with essential services that support efficient energy production and distribution.

The company’s asset portfolio spans key onshore basins, including the Delaware Basin in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, the San Juan Basin in New Mexico and Colorado, and the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Colorado.