US Capital Advisors Has Strong Forecast for WES Q1 Earnings

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES - Free Report) - Analysts at US Capital Advisors lifted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Western Midstream Partners in a report released on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.88 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.87. 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. StockNews.com raised Western Midstream Partners from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 8th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $41.00 target price on shares of Western Midstream Partners in a report on Monday, December 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Western Midstream Partners currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $38.43.

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Western Midstream Partners Stock Up 1.1 %

Western Midstream Partners stock traded up $0.44 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $41.49. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,166,854 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,226,414. The company has a market cap of $15.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.88. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $40.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.56. Western Midstream Partners has a fifty-two week low of $33.64 and a fifty-two week high of $43.33.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Western Midstream Partners

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Western Midstream Partners in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its position in Western Midstream Partners by 555.6% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,180 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners in the 4th quarter worth $51,000. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners in the 4th quarter worth $53,000. Finally, Kieckhefer Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Western Midstream Partners during the fourth quarter worth about $58,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.82% of the company's stock.

Western Midstream Partners Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.875 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $3.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.44%. Western Midstream Partners's payout ratio is 86.85%.

Western Midstream Partners Company Profile

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.