Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB Stock Sold by ProShare Advisors LLC

ProShare Advisors LLC lowered its position in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) by 4.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 309,706 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 12,988 shares during the quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $21,051,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vise Technologies Inc. increased its holdings in Williams Companies by 107.7% in the third quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 127,595 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $8,673,000 after buying an additional 66,162 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC raised its position in Williams Companies by 0.8% during the third quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 62,476 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $4,246,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Williams Companies by 2.1% during the third quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,459 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $507,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Williams Companies by 17.7% in the third quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,462 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $235,000 after acquiring an additional 521 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Glenview Trust Co lifted its stake in Williams Companies by 54.2% in the third quarter. Glenview Trust Co now owns 13,680 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $930,000 after acquiring an additional 4,810 shares during the last quarter. 86.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Terrance 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 value of $973,310.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 268,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,077,064.33. This trade represents a 4.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 17,000 shares of company stock worth $1,260,130 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Williams Companies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Williams reported third-quarter revenue of $3.22 billion, up from the prior year and approximately 10% above the $2.99 billion analyst consensus cited in company coverage. Adjusted earnings also increased year over year, with EPS of $0.54 versus $0.49 a year earlier. Williams Companies Q3 Adjusted Earnings, Revenue Rise
• Positive Sentiment: Management characterized the quarter as strong and indicated it is targeting the upper end of its full-year adjusted EBITDA outlook, supporting the investment case for Williams’ fee-based natural-gas infrastructure business. Williams Companies Beats Q3 2026 Revenue by 10%, Eyes Upper EBITDA Range
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported EPS of $0.54 matched the broader analyst consensus and produced a 25.17% net margin and 18.49% return on equity. However, it was slightly below Zacks’ $0.55 estimate, resulting in a modest 1.82% earnings miss despite a 1.19% revenue beat. Williams Companies Lags Q3 Earnings Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Williams filed a prospectus supplement covering the resale of common shares. Although the filing does not necessarily represent a new share issuance, the potential for additional shares to enter the market can create a supply overhang and pressure the stock. Williams Companies Files Prospectus for Resale of Common Shares

Williams Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WMB opened at $71.24 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market cap of $87.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.64. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $72.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $72.33. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $56.19 and a 52 week high of $80.07.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 2nd. The pipeline company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.49% and a net margin of 25.17%. The business had revenue of $3.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.49 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.5250 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 11th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 83.67%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on WMB shares. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Melius Research started coverage on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $84.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Monday, September 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $82.00 price objective on shares of Williams Companies in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $83.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $86.06.

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.