Insider Selling: Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) SVP Sells $143,500.00 in Stock

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.75, for a total value of $143,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 289,159 shares in the company, valued at $20,747,158.25. This trade represents a 0.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Terrance Lane Wilson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 2nd, Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of Williams Companies stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.24, for a total value of $150,480.00.
• On Tuesday, February 24th, Terrance Lane Wilson sold 27,000 shares of Williams Companies stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.92, for a total transaction of $1,968,840.00.
• On Monday, February 2nd, Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of Williams Companies stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.39, for a total transaction of $132,780.00.

Williams Companies Stock Performance

Shares of WMB opened at $72.03 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. The stock has a market cap of $87.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.66, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a 50-day moving average of $71.84 and a two-hundred day moving average of $64.62. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $51.58 and a 12-month high of $76.87.

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

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th were issued 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 was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is currently 98.13%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Williams Companies from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Wall Street Zen raised Williams Companies from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Friday, March 27th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $78.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $77.07.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in WMB. Towne Trust Company N.A increased its stake in Williams Companies by 60.2% in the fourth quarter. Towne Trust Company N.A now owns 431 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Williams Companies in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Clearstead Trust LLC grew its holdings in Williams Companies by 62.2% in the 4th quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 485 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 186 shares during the period. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Williams Companies during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 216.8% during the 4th quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 491 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

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.