Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB Shares Sold by Waterloo Capital L.P.

Waterloo Capital L.P. reduced its holdings in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) by 30.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 17,790 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 7,712 shares during the quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P.’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $1,127,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wallace Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in Williams Companies by 2.6% in the second quarter. Wallace Advisory Group LLC now owns 7,031 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $420,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the period. LRI Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Williams Companies by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 2,169 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $137,000 after buying an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. raised its position in shares of Williams Companies by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 8,177 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $514,000 after buying an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Patten & Patten Inc. TN lifted its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Patten & Patten Inc. TN now owns 11,087 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $702,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares during the period. Finally, First National Bank of Hutchinson boosted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 2.7% in the second quarter. First National Bank of Hutchinson now owns 7,684 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $483,000 after acquiring an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on WMB. Mizuho upgraded Williams Companies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Williams Companies from $65.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Williams Companies from $71.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $72.00 to $70.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Williams Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $68.64.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Williams Companies 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 transaction of $242,120.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 302,645 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,319,101.85. The trade was a 1.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 8,000 shares of company stock worth $498,700. Insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies Trading Down 0.7%

NYSE:WMB opened at $66.96 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $61.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $60.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $81.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.65. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $51.58 and a 1-year high of $68.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73.

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. This is a positive change from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 103.09%.

Key Williams Companies News

Here are the key news stories impacting Williams Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley reiterated a Buy and kept a lofty $83 price target, signaling continued bullish conviction from a major sell‑side firm. Morgan Stanley Upheld Buy Rating for The Williams Companies (WMB)
• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target on WMB to $76, another sign of upward analyst revision that can support the stock over the medium term. Jefferies Raises Williams Companies Price Target to $76
• Positive Sentiment: US Capital Advisors increased its Q1 2026 and FY2027 EPS estimates (Q1 to $0.61; FY2027 to $2.49), which points to improving company earnings expectations and can lift forward valuation.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks moved its rating from “strong sell” to “hold” — an upward revision but still cautious, suggesting mixed conviction among smaller analyst shops. Zacks Upgrade Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Energy‑sector momentum (XLE leadership, weather‑driven natural gas draws) is a macro tailwind for pipeline names like WMB, since higher gas demand supports volumes and tolling revenue — but sector earnings for majors have been mixed, keeping sentiment volatile.
• Negative Sentiment: US Capital Advisors also published a piece expressing a negative view on WMB’s FY2026 earnings outlook, which may temper enthusiasm from the estimate bumps and contributes to short‑term selling pressure. US Capital Advisors Negative View of WMB FY2026 Earnings

Williams Companies Profile

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.