Q2 Earnings Forecast for WES Issued By Capital One Financial

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Capital One Financial upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Western Midstream Partners in a report issued on Friday, May 16th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.91 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.89. 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 $0.91 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.64 EPS.

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The pipeline company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by ($0.04). Western Midstream Partners had a net margin of 42.99% and a return on equity of 46.02%. The business had revenue of $917.12 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $926.55 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Western Midstream Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 8th. Mizuho dropped their price target on Western Midstream Partners from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Western Midstream Partners has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $39.14.

Western Midstream Partners Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:WES opened at $39.11 on Monday. Western Midstream Partners has a 1 year low of $33.60 and a 1 year high of $43.33. The company has a market cap of $14.91 billion, a PE ratio of 9.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $38.64 and its 200 day moving average is $39.32.

Western Midstream Partners Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 2nd were paid a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.31%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 2nd. This is a positive change from Western Midstream Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Western Midstream Partners’s dividend payout ratio is presently 108.66%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Western Midstream Partners

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 133.3% during the first quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 700 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 1,856.4% during the first quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 763 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 724 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC purchased a new position in Western Midstream Partners during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Bessemer Group Inc. purchased a new position in Western Midstream Partners in the first quarter worth $41,000. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 555.6% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,180 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.82% of the company’s stock.

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.