6,964 Shares in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB Bought by Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc.

Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 6,964 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $473,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in shares of Williams Companies in the second quarter valued at approximately $3,320,606,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Williams Companies by 43.4% during the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 33,097,208 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $2,460,446,000 after buying an additional 10,013,946 shares in the last quarter. Amundi boosted its stake in Williams Companies by 20.9% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 11,710,478 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $852,289,000 after buying an additional 2,020,899 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in Williams Companies during the second quarter worth $596,077,000. Finally, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP acquired a new position in Williams Companies during the second quarter worth $500,305,000. 86.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Terrance Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.85, for a total transaction of $135,700.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 262,259 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,794,273.15. This represents a 0.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 19,000 shares of company stock worth $1,401,430 over the last 90 days. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Williams Companies

Here are the key news stories impacting Williams Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: WMB recently moved above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, signaling improving short-term and long-term momentum. These breakouts may attract technical traders and reinforce the view that the stock has established support near current levels. WMB 50-day moving average article WMB 200-day moving average article
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity points to bullish positioning: investors purchased about 151,361 WMB call options, roughly 997% above typical call volume. Options activity is speculative, but it suggests increased expectations for further gains. WMB options and moving average article
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are looking ahead to third-quarter results, with the Socrates Phase 1 project, the Momentum acquisition and strong natural-gas demand identified as potential growth drivers. Williams’ fee-based pipeline model also makes it a relatively defensive energy holding, including for power demand from data centers. Williams Q3 earnings preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Williams declared a quarterly dividend of $0.525 per share, payable December 28 to shareholders of record December 11. The $2.10 annualized payout represents a yield of approximately 2.8%, but the dividend was maintained rather than increased. Williams quarterly dividend announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Rising interest rates could pressure WMB’s valuation and increase financing costs, particularly given its relatively high leverage. Higher yields may also make the company’s dividend less attractive compared with cash and other income investments, while rising operating costs remain a risk ahead of earnings.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on WMB shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Williams Companies from $89.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Monday, September 21st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Melius Research assumed coverage on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Tuesday, September 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $84.00 price target on the stock. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $82.00 price objective on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $86.06.

Williams Companies Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of WMB stock opened at $74.23 on Thursday. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $56.19 and a 1-year high of $80.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.43. The company has a 50-day moving average of $72.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $72.13. The firm has a market cap of $90.79 billion, a PE ratio of 29.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.64.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.49% and a net margin of 25.17%. The company had revenue of $3.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.83 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.46 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.350 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.42 EPS for the current year.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 28th. Investors of record on Friday, December 11th will be issued a $0.5250 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 11th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is 83.67%.

About Williams Companies

The Williams Companies, Inc is an energy infrastructure company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1908 as Williams Brothers, the company has evolved from an early pipeline contractor into a major operator of natural gas infrastructure in the United States.

Williams primarily gathers, processes, transports and stores natural gas and natural gas liquids. Its assets include interstate and regional pipelines, gas processing and fractionation facilities, storage operations, and gathering systems that connect producers with utilities, industrial customers, power generators and other energy markets.