US Capital Advisors Has Bearish Forecast for WMB Q2 Earnings

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors cut their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Williams Companies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 25th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $0.51 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.08 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Williams Companies’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.39 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Williams Companies from $59.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research note on Monday. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Williams Companies from $72.00 to $70.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Mizuho raised Williams Companies to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $70.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Williams Companies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $68.21.

Williams Companies Trading Up 1.5%

Williams Companies stock opened at $60.25 on Wednesday. Williams Companies has a 12-month low of $51.58 and a 12-month high of $65.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $73.58 billion, a PE ratio of 30.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.63. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $60.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $59.48.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.87 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 21.63% and a return on equity of 16.23%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.43 EPS. Williams Companies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.010-2.190 EPS.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 12th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 103.09%.

Insider Activity at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 4,000 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.53, for a total value of $242,120.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 302,645 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,319,101.85. This trade represents a 1.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.44% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Williams Companies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 1.5% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 133,075,340 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $8,358,462,000 after purchasing an additional 1,912,156 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in Williams Companies by 15.9% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 48,586,299 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $3,077,942,000 after buying an additional 6,668,950 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in Williams Companies by 5.6% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 17,520,491 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,047,025,000 after acquiring an additional 932,998 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Williams Companies by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 15,291,842 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $913,840,000 after acquiring an additional 54,902 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Williams Companies by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,575,898 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $923,383,000 after acquiring an additional 158,077 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

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.