Q3 Earnings Estimate for WES Issued By US Capital Advisors

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – US Capital Advisors raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Western Midstream Partners in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.85 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.83. 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 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS.

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The pipeline company reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.05. Western Midstream Partners had a return on equity of 37.70% and a net margin of 34.45%.The firm had revenue of $942.32 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $954.17 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.97 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on WES. Citigroup assumed coverage on Western Midstream Partners in a report on Monday, October 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $39.00 price objective on the stock. Mizuho raised their price objective on Western Midstream Partners from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Western Midstream Partners from $41.00 to $39.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Western Midstream Partners from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $40.00.

Western Midstream Partners Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:WES opened at $38.33 on Wednesday. Western Midstream Partners has a 1 year low of $33.60 and a 1 year high of $43.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.79 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.30. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $38.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $38.56.

Western Midstream Partners Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Investors of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. Western Midstream Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 112.00%.

Institutional Trading of Western Midstream Partners

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Alps Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 7.6% during the 1st 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 during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 24,417,770 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,000,152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,608,609 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,658,988 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $354,672,000 after acquiring an additional 149,833 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,428,847 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $304,286,000 after acquiring an additional 155,661 shares during the period. Finally, Chickasaw Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Western Midstream Partners by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC now owns 6,794,472 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $262,946,000 after acquiring an additional 72,459 shares during the period. 84.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.