Q3 EPS Estimates for WES Lifted by Capital One Financial

Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Western Midstream Partners in a report released on Wednesday, October 22nd. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.88 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.87. 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 $0.98 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.74 EPS.

WES has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Citigroup began coverage on Western Midstream Partners in a research note on Monday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $39.00 target price for the company. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Western Midstream Partners from $41.00 to $39.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Mizuho raised their target price on Western Midstream Partners from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Western Midstream Partners from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Western Midstream Partners currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $40.00.

Western Midstream Partners Stock Performance

Shares of WES stock opened at $38.38 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.81 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 has a fifty day moving average of $38.40 and a 200 day moving average of $38.42. Western Midstream Partners has a 1 year low of $33.60 and a 1 year high of $43.33.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Western Midstream Partners

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Western Midstream Partners by 1,856.4% in the 1st quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 763 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 724 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Western Midstream Partners in the 1st quarter valued at about $41,000. MTM Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Western Midstream Partners in the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Western Midstream Partners in the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP purchased a new position in shares of Western Midstream Partners in the 2nd quarter valued at about $43,000. 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 will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. Western Midstream Partners’s payout ratio is 112.00%.

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.