B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Sells 18,697 Shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG lowered its holdings in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) by 17.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 89,622 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 18,697 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $5,678,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of WMB. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Williams Companies by 40.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 13,680 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $740,000 after purchasing an additional 3,969 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Williams Companies by 5.5% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,635 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $291,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in shares of Williams Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Modera Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Williams Companies by 5.9% in the second quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,078 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $382,000 after purchasing an additional 341 shares during the period. Finally, Savant Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 82.6% in the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 45,857 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $2,880,000 after buying an additional 20,747 shares during the last quarter. 86.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Williams Companies Price Performance

Shares of WMB opened at $74.16 on Monday. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $51.58 and a 1-year high of $76.87. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $66.94 and its 200-day moving average price is $62.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $90.59 billion, a PE ratio of 34.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.63.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The pipeline company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.57 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $3.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 21.90% and a return on equity of 17.32%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.47 EPS. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.08 EPS for the current year.

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.525 per share. This is a boost from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is currently 98.13%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on WMB. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Monday, December 29th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Williams Companies from $70.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Williams Companies from $75.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Tudor Pickering raised shares of Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Williams Companies from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $75.86.

Insider Activity

In other Williams Companies news, CAO Mary A. Hausman sold 10,107 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.91, for a total transaction of $757,115.37. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 17,230 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,290,699.30. This represents a 36.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.24, for a total value of $150,480.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 291,159 shares in the company, valued at $21,906,803.16. The trade was a 0.68% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 43,107 shares of company stock worth $3,133,015. 0.44% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.