Zacks Research Forecasts Higher Earnings for Williams-Sonoma

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, December 3rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $8.70 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $8.55. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s Q2 2027 earnings at $2.02 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.07 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $8.95 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $2.05 EPS, Q3 2028 earnings at $2.29 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $9.58 EPS.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The specialty retailer reported $1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.86 billion. Williams-Sonoma had a net margin of 14.30% and a return on equity of 53.10%. Williams-Sonoma’s revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.96 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on WSM. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $210.00 to $200.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Telsey Advisory Group lowered their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $225.00 to $220.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 20th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $181.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $179.00 to $203.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Williams-Sonoma currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $199.00.

Williams-Sonoma Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE WSM opened at $179.29 on Monday. Williams-Sonoma has a 12-month low of $130.07 and a 12-month high of $219.98. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $187.92 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $183.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.40 billion, a PE ratio of 19.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.55.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Boston Partners acquired a new position in Williams-Sonoma in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $254,778,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Williams-Sonoma during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $212,107,000. Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 184.3% in the 3rd quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 861,236 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $167,927,000 after acquiring an additional 558,311 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the first quarter worth $85,075,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 30.7% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,269,461 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $443,566,000 after acquiring an additional 532,995 shares during the period. 99.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams-Sonoma

In other news, CEO Laura Alber sold 90,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.17, for a total transaction of $18,015,300.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 876,927 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $175,534,477.59. The trade was a 9.31% 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. Also, EVP Karalyn Yearout sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.79, for a total value of $695,765.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 14,003 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,783,656.37. The trade was a 20.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 126,653 shares of company stock worth $24,724,440. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Williams-Sonoma Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 17th were given a dividend of $0.66 per share. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 17th. Williams-Sonoma’s payout ratio is currently 29.04%.

About Williams-Sonoma

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.