Q2 Earnings Estimate for WES Issued By US Capital Advisors

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Investment analysts at US Capital Advisors upped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Western Midstream Partners in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.94 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.93. 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 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.93 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.26 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded 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, four have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Western Midstream Partners currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.43.

Western Midstream Partners Price Performance

Western Midstream Partners stock opened at $37.55 on Wednesday. Western Midstream Partners has a 12 month low of $33.60 and a 12 month high of $43.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $39.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.35. The company has a market cap of $14.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.58, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.40.

Western Midstream Partners Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.69%. The ex-dividend date is 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 90.32%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Western Midstream Partners

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Alps Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 7.6% in the first quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 33,824,487 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,385,451,000 after purchasing an additional 2,400,891 shares in the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 20.9% in the first quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 88,513 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $3,626,000 after purchasing an additional 15,313 shares in the last quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Western Midstream Partners in the first quarter worth $253,000. Investor s Fiduciary Advisor Network LLC bought a new position in Western Midstream Partners in the first quarter worth $225,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 36.1% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 8,875 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $364,000 after purchasing an additional 2,356 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.82% of the company’s stock.

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.