Q1 Earnings Forecast for WES Issued By Capital One Financial

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Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES – Free Report) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Western Midstream Partners in a report issued on Thursday, March 6th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki expects that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.82 for the quarter. 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’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.61 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on WES. StockNews.com raised shares of Western Midstream Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $41.00 price target on shares of Western Midstream Partners in a report on Monday, December 9th. US Capital Advisors raised shares of Western Midstream Partners from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Western Midstream Partners from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.43.

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Western Midstream Partners Price Performance

NYSE:WES opened at $40.65 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $40.49 and a 200-day moving average of $39.27. The company has a market capitalization of $15.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.37, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.88. Western Midstream Partners has a 52 week low of $33.42 and a 52 week high of $43.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Western Midstream Partners

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WES. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Western Midstream Partners by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,809,161 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $876,556,000 after acquiring an additional 1,406,362 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in Western Midstream Partners by 23.1% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,273,186 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $279,509,000 after acquiring an additional 1,366,341 shares in the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 23.5% during the 3rd quarter. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP now owns 6,228,448 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $238,300,000 after buying an additional 1,184,597 shares during the period. Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. grew its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 6,986.8% during the 3rd quarter. Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. now owns 708,683 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $27,114,000 after buying an additional 698,683 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 624.5% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 785,096 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $30,171,000 after buying an additional 676,729 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.82% of the company’s stock.

Western Midstream Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.875 dividend. This represents a $3.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. Western Midstream Partners’s payout ratio is presently 86.85%.

About Western Midstream Partners

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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.

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