Q4 EPS Estimate for Williams Companies Decreased by Analyst

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors lowered their Q4 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Williams Companies in a report issued on Thursday, August 20th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $0.57 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.60. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.48 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Williams Companies’ Q1 2027 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $2.07 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $2.67 EPS.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.50. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.49% and a net margin of 25.17%.The business had revenue of $3.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.46 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.350 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on WMB. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $84.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on Williams Companies from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $85.60.

Williams Companies Trading Down 1.9%

WMB stock opened at $71.86 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $87.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.63, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.43. Williams Companies has a 1-year low of $56.08 and a 1-year high of $80.07. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $73.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.15.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Williams Companies by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 133,963,343 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $8,052,537,000 after buying an additional 883,245 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Williams Companies by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 67,981,106 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $4,086,344,000 after acquiring an additional 1,296,991 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 46,053,873 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $2,768,298,000 after purchasing an additional 2,100,164 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in Williams Companies by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 33,572,067 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $2,018,017,000 after purchasing an additional 3,314,851 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in Williams Companies by 43.4% in 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 purchasing an additional 10,013,946 shares in the last quarter. 86.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 13,000 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.87, for a total transaction of $973,310.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 268,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,077,064.33. The trade was a 4.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 17,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,262,930. 0.47% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Investors of record on Friday, September 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 83.67%.

Williams Companies Company Profile

Williams Companies, Inc (NYSE: WMB) is a U.S.-based energy infrastructure company focused on the midstream segment of the natural gas value chain. The company develops, owns and operates assets that gather, process, transport and store natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Its operations support the movement of gas from production areas to end users including utilities, power generators, industrial customers and export facilities.

Williams’s product and service offering includes interstate and intrastate pipeline transmission, gas-gathering systems, processing facilities that remove impurities and separate NGLs, storage services and fractionation and transportation of NGL products.