Columbus Macro LLC Has $11.59 Million Stock Position in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

Columbus Macro LLC grew its position in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) by 9.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 192,883 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,244 shares during the period. Williams Companies comprises about 1.3% of Columbus Macro LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 17th largest position. Columbus Macro LLC’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $11,594,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in WMB. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Williams Companies by 40.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 13,680 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $740,000 after acquiring an additional 3,969 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Williams Companies by 5.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,635 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $291,000 after acquiring an additional 242 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 13.3% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 65,233 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $4,097,000 after purchasing an additional 7,635 shares during the last quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 10.6% during the 2nd quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC now owns 22,438 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,409,000 after purchasing an additional 2,151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Scotia Capital Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. now owns 28,854 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,812,000 after purchasing an additional 652 shares in the last quarter. 86.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Williams Companies Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of WMB stock opened at $73.57 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $89.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.63. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $51.58 and a 1 year high of $76.87. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $70.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $64.18. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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). Williams Companies had a return on equity of 17.32% and a net margin of 21.90%.The company 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 business earned $0.47 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.08 EPS for the current year.

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Stockholders 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. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 98.13%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on WMB shares. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Williams Companies from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $66.00 to $84.00 in a report on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Williams Companies from $83.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Citigroup boosted their price target on Williams Companies from $70.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Williams Companies from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Williams Companies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $77.00.

Insider Transactions at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Payvand Fazel sold 2,898 shares of the firm’s 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 31,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,323,682.90. This trade represents a 8.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Todd J. Rinke sold 7,364 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.39, for a total transaction of $547,807.96. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 26,055 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,938,231.45. This trade represents a 22.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 51,369 shares of company stock valued at $3,769,012. Company insiders own 0.47% 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.