Equities Analysts Set Expectations for WMB Q1 Earnings

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Williams Companies in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 28th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Sibal expects that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.54 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.08 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Williams Companies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.05 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.50 EPS.

WMB has been the topic of a number of other reports. Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Barclays boosted their target price on Williams Companies from $56.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on Williams Companies from $62.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. CIBC boosted their price objective on Williams Companies from $56.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $58.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $57.77.

Williams Companies Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of NYSE:WMB opened at $59.67 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 0.50 and a quick ratio of 0.45. The stock has a market cap of $72.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.61, a P/E/G ratio of 5.01 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a 50 day moving average of $57.64 and a 200-day moving average of $56.31. Williams Companies has a one year low of $37.69 and a one year high of $61.67.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The pipeline company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.47. Williams Companies had a net margin of 21.17% and a return on equity of 15.85%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Williams Companies

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Williams Companies during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust purchased a new stake in shares of Williams Companies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Menard Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Williams Companies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. HWG Holdings LP purchased a new position in Williams Companies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, AlphaMark Advisors LLC bought a new position in Williams Companies in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. 86.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Williams Companies

In related news, COO Micheal G. Dunn sold 96,687 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.04, for a total value of $5,128,278.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 714,693 shares in the company, valued at $37,907,316.72. This trade represents a 11.92 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Chad A. Teply sold 26,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.46, for a total transaction of $1,467,960.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 133,048 shares in the company, valued at $7,511,890.08. The trade was a 16.35 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 139,583 shares of company stock valued at $7,563,278. Corporate insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.35%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 109.29%.

Williams Companies Company Profile

The Williams Companies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in the United States. It operates through Transmission & Gulf of Mexico, Northeast G&P, West, and Gas & NGL Marketing Services segments. The Transmission & Gulf of Mexico segment comprises natural gas pipelines; Transco, Northwest pipeline, MountainWest, and related natural gas storage facilities; and natural gas gathering and processing, and crude oil production handling and transportation assets in the Gulf Coast region.