Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $86.35

Shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) have been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the twenty-two analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $86.35.

Several analysts recently commented on WMB shares. Wall Street Zen cut Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a 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 stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $82.00 target price on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Melius Research initiated coverage on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Tuesday, September 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $84.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus assumed coverage on Williams Companies in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Terrance Wilson sold 13,000 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 268,159 shares in the company, valued at $20,077,064.33. This trade represents a 4.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold 19,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,401,430 over the last 90 days. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Apella Capital LLC lifted its position in Williams Companies by 2.3% during the second quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 5,988 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $450,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 56.3% in the 2nd quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC now owns 386 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the period. Mirador Capital Partners LP boosted its holdings in Williams Companies by 0.9% during the second quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP now owns 16,153 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,201,000 after buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Aletheian Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Williams Companies by 3.8% during the second quarter. Aletheian Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,830 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $285,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period. Finally, Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Williams Companies by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,000 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $361,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE WMB opened at $72.68 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.10. 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 $56.19 and a 1 year high of $80.07. The firm has a market cap of $88.90 billion, a PE ratio of 28.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.64.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.50. The firm had revenue of $3.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 25.17% and a return on equity of 18.49%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.46 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.350 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Williams Companies will post 2.41 EPS for the current year.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 28th. Investors of record on Friday, September 11th were given a $0.5250 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 11th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 83.67%.

About Williams Companies

Williams Companies, Inc is an energy infrastructure company focused primarily on the gathering, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas and natural gas liquids. Through its extensive network of pipelines and related facilities, the company connects major U.S. producing regions with utilities, industrial customers, power generators and other energy markets.

Williams’ principal assets include the Transco interstate natural gas pipeline, which serves markets along the U.S. East Coast, as well as gathering and processing operations in regions such as the Appalachian Basin, the Rocky Mountains and the Western United States.