Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB Shares Sold by 180 Wealth Advisors LLC

180 Wealth Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) by 51.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,018 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 8,567 shares during the period. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $482,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of WMB. Marshall Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Williams Companies in the fourth quarter worth about $740,000. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Williams Companies by 17.2% during the 4th quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 26,511 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,594,000 after acquiring an additional 3,889 shares during the period. O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc. increased its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc. now owns 20,792 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,250,000 after purchasing an additional 1,272 shares in the last quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC now owns 49,271 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $2,962,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gryphon Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Williams Companies in the 4th quarter worth about $215,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Williams Companies news, SVP Payvand Fazel sold 2,898 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.15, for a total transaction of $211,988.70. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 31,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,323,682.90. The trade was a 8.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.24, for a total transaction 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 ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 51,369 shares of company stock valued at $3,769,012 in the last ninety days. 0.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Williams Companies

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

• Positive Sentiment: New analyst coverage: Truist initiated coverage with a “buy” and an $84 price target (about a mid‑teens upside vs. current levels), which can attract demand from institutional investors and supports the stock. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Growth narrative: CEO Chad Zamarin highlighted rising power demand from data centers and how Williams is positioned to serve that market — a potential multi-year revenue/volume tailwind if Williams secures more data‑center power business. Williams CEO on data center power
• Positive Sentiment: Longer-term upside in analyst models: US Capital Advisors’ note includes a FY2028 EPS projection of $2.95 and multi‑year quarterly forecasts that imply accelerating earnings out years, supporting a longer‑term bullish view if the company executes. MarketBeat coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Political/industry context: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to the U.S. Senate. Armstrong’s background in energy could be supportive for industry policy, but the direct impact on Williams is uncertain and likely limited in the near term. Alan Armstrong Becomes Newest U.S. Senator
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term estimate cuts: US Capital Advisors trimmed several near‑term EPS forecasts (Q2 and Q3 2026 down slightly, and FY2026 lowered to $2.18 from $2.22). Those cuts increase short‑term execution risk and may pressure sentiment until results/visibility improve. MarketBeat coverage

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WMB has been the subject of several research analyst reports. UBS Group upped their target price on Williams Companies from $78.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Tudor Pickering raised shares of Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating and a $84.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $77.00.

Williams Companies Price Performance

Williams Companies stock opened at $74.39 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $70.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $63.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $90.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.76, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $51.58 and a 52-week high of $76.87.

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

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 issued a $0.525 dividend. 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 dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is currently 98.13%.

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.