WES Q4 EPS Estimate Cut by Capital One Financial

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Capital One Financial cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Western Midstream Partners in a report issued on Thursday, July 17th. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $0.84 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.91. 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’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.37 EPS.

Separately, Mizuho decreased their price objective on Western Midstream Partners from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $39.83.

Western Midstream Partners Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WES opened at $40.44 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $15.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.07 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.08. Western Midstream Partners has a 1-year low of $33.60 and a 1-year high of $43.33. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $38.74 and its 200 day moving average is $39.32.

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The pipeline company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $917.12 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $926.55 million. Western Midstream Partners had a return on equity of 38.52% and a net margin of 35.79%. Western Midstream Partners’s revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.47 earnings per share.

Western Midstream Partners Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 2nd were given a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.00%. This is an increase from Western Midstream Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Western Midstream Partners’s payout ratio is presently 108.66%.

Institutional Trading of Western Midstream Partners

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 6,833 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $263,000 after buying an additional 306 shares during the last quarter. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC raised its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 7.3% during the fourth quarter. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC now owns 4,564 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $175,000 after buying an additional 311 shares during the last quarter. RE Dickinson Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Western Midstream Partners by 21.8% during the fourth quarter. RE Dickinson Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,168 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $83,000 after buying an additional 388 shares during the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 133.3% in the first quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 700 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. raised its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 5.0% in the first quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 8,559 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $351,000 after purchasing an additional 411 shares during 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.