FY2026 EPS Estimates for WMB Cut by US Capital Advisors

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) – Stock analysts at US Capital Advisors lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Williams Companies in a report issued on Monday, February 2nd. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the pipeline company will earn $2.22 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.25. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.08 per share.

Several other analysts also recently commented on WMB. Mizuho raised shares of Williams Companies to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research downgraded Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Williams Companies from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their target price on Williams Companies from $69.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $68.64.

Williams Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WMB opened at $68.45 on Tuesday. Williams Companies has a 52 week low of $51.58 and a 52 week high of $68.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73. The firm has a market cap of $83.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.65. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $61.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $60.21.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.87 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 16.74% and a net margin of 20.61%.The business’s revenue was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.43 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Williams Companies

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Williams Companies in the second quarter valued at about $765,164,000. BROOKFIELD Corp ON raised its position in shares of Williams Companies by 190.3% during the 2nd quarter. BROOKFIELD Corp ON now owns 12,028,186 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $755,490,000 after purchasing an additional 7,884,730 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in Williams Companies by 15.9% in the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Williams Companies by 4,992.2% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 3,704,739 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $222,692,000 after buying an additional 3,631,986 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Williams Companies by 27.3% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,417,821 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $905,583,000 after buying an additional 3,089,390 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Williams Companies news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.39, for a total value of $132,780.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 293,545 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,488,452.55. This trade represents a 0.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders sold 8,000 shares of company stock valued at $498,700 over the last quarter. 0.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.525 per share. This is an increase from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 103.09%.

About Williams Companies

Williams Companies, Inc (NYSE: WMB) is a U.S.-based energy infrastructure company focused on the midstream segment of the natural gas value chain. The company develops, owns and operates assets that gather, process, transport and store natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Its operations support the movement of gas from production areas to end users including utilities, power generators, industrial customers and export facilities.

Williams’s product and service offering includes interstate and intrastate pipeline transmission, gas-gathering systems, processing facilities that remove impurities and separate NGLs, storage services and fractionation and transportation of NGL products.