Q1 EPS Estimates for WES Lowered by Capital One Financial

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Capital One Financial lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a report issued on Thursday, April 10th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.80 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.82. 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' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.79 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Western Midstream Partners from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 8th. 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's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Western Midstream Partners presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $38.43.

Western Midstream Partners Stock Up 2.4 %

Shares of WES traded up $0.90 on Monday, reaching $38.53. The stock had a trading volume of 996,296 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,247,415. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.40. Western Midstream Partners has a 12-month low of $33.60 and a 12-month high of $43.33.

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Western Midstream Partners Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.875 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $3.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.08%. Western Midstream Partners's payout ratio is 86.85%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WES. Stifel Financial Corp raised its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 42.1% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 108,367 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $4,146,000 after purchasing an additional 32,119 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Western Midstream Partners by 60.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,785,105 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $68,298,000 after acquiring an additional 670,440 shares in the last quarter. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC purchased a new stake in Western Midstream Partners during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,085,000. Caprock Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 236.9% in the 4th quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 17,869 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $687,000 after purchasing an additional 12,565 shares during the period. Finally, Penbrook Management LLC purchased a new stake in Western Midstream Partners during the 4th quarter valued at $246,000. 84.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.