What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for WMB FY2026 Earnings?

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn raised their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Williams Companies in a report issued on Monday, August 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Sibal now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings of $2.34 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.27. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.08 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Williams Companies’ FY2027 earnings at $2.70 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $2.80 EPS.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The pipeline company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $2.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.90 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 21.63% and a return on equity of 16.23%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.43 EPS. Williams Companies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.010-2.190 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on WMB. Barclays upped their price objective on Williams Companies from $58.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Williams Companies from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Wolfe Research raised Williams Companies from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Friday, June 13th. Finally, CIBC raised Williams Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and set a $64.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, August 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $62.86.

Williams Companies Trading Down 0.0%

NYSE:WMB opened at $56.5110 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $68.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.40, a PEG ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.30. Williams Companies has a 12-month low of $43.96 and a 12-month high of $63.45.

Institutional Trading of Williams Companies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in WMB. Flaharty Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Williams Companies during the first quarter worth about $25,000. Menard Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Williams Companies during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. HWG Holdings LP purchased a new position in Williams Companies during the first quarter worth about $26,000. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new position in Williams Companies during the first quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Private Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its position in Williams Companies by 104.8% during the second quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 469 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the period. 86.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams Companies

In other news, COO Larry C. Larsen sold 4,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.47, for a total value of $263,115.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 77,612 shares in the company, valued at $4,537,973.64. This represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.68, for a total value of $119,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 313,645 shares in the company, valued at $18,718,333.60. This represents a 0.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 8,500 shares of company stock worth $507,875 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 12th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 12th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 100.50%.

Williams Companies Company Profile

The Williams Companies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in the United States. It operates through Transmission & Gulf of Mexico, Northeast G&P, West, and Gas & NGL Marketing Services segments. The Transmission & Gulf of Mexico segment comprises natural gas pipelines; Transco, Northwest pipeline, MountainWest, and related natural gas storage facilities; and natural gas gathering and processing, and crude oil production handling and transportation assets in the Gulf Coast region.