Telsey Advisory Group Estimates Williams-Sonoma Q2 Earnings

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group cut their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Williams-Sonoma in a report issued on Thursday, May 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $1.69 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.76. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $215.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s Q2 2027 earnings at $1.69 EPS.

WSM has been the subject of a number of other reports. Barclays set a $166.00 price objective on Williams-Sonoma and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $195.00 to $185.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $201.00 to $174.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 5th. UBS Group reduced their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $165.00 to $160.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $177.06.

Williams-Sonoma Price Performance

Shares of WSM opened at $157.79 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $19.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.66, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.57. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $156.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $176.85. Williams-Sonoma has a 12 month low of $125.33 and a 12 month high of $219.98.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 22nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.67 billion. Williams-Sonoma had a return on equity of 51.56% and a net margin of 14.54%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.48 EPS.

Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, May 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th were given a $0.66 dividend. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.67%. This is an increase from Williams-Sonoma’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 17th. Williams-Sonoma’s payout ratio is currently 29.30%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.78, for a total transaction of $627,120.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 42,388 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,645,590.64. This represents a 8.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Karalyn Yearout sold 8,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.53, for a total transaction of $1,212,240.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 16,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,501,002.65. This represents a 32.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 80,635 shares of company stock valued at $13,236,175 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Williams-Sonoma

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Quarry LP boosted its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 99.0% during the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 199 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Williams-Sonoma during the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Costello Asset Management INC acquired a new position in Williams-Sonoma during the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in Williams-Sonoma during the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. acquired a new position in Williams-Sonoma during the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. 99.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Williams-Sonoma Company Profile

Williams-Sonoma, Inc operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home. It offers cooking, dining, and entertaining products, such as cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks under the Williams Sonoma Home brand, as well as home furnishings and decorative accessories under the Williams Sonoma lifestyle brand; and furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, and decorative accessories under the Pottery Barn brand.