Williams-Sonoma (WSM) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) will likely be releasing its Q1 2026 earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, May 22nd. Analysts expect Williams-Sonoma to post earnings of $1.75 per share and revenue of $1.67 billion for the quarter. Williams-Sonoma has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.40. The business had revenue of $2.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.34 billion. Williams-Sonoma had a return on equity of 51.56% and a net margin of 14.54%. The business’s revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $5.44 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Williams-Sonoma to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $9 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Williams-Sonoma Price Performance

WSM stock opened at $175.23 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $156.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $175.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.54 billion, a PE ratio of 20.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.57. Williams-Sonoma has a 1 year low of $125.33 and a 1 year high of $219.98.

Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, May 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.66 per share. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.51%. This is a boost from Williams-Sonoma’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio is 29.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on WSM shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $195.00 to $185.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $180.00 to $175.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. Telsey Advisory Group dropped their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $220.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, Zelman & Associates initiated coverage on Williams-Sonoma in a report on Thursday, May 15th. They issued an “underperform” rating on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $177.81.

Insider Activity at Williams-Sonoma

In other news, CEO Laura Alber sold 30,000 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.78, for a total transaction of $4,973,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,018,374 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $168,826,041.72. The trade was a 2.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 915 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $141.69, for a total value of $129,646.35. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 46,388 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,572,715.72. This trade represents a 1.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 80,635 shares of company stock worth $13,236,175 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bison Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma during the 4th quarter worth $227,000. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 22.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,742 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,248,000 after buying an additional 1,236 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Woodline Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma during the 1st quarter worth $1,644,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.29% of the company’s stock.

Williams-Sonoma Company Profile

Williams-Sonoma, Inc operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home. It offers cooking, dining, and entertaining products, such as cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks under the Williams Sonoma Home brand, as well as home furnishings and decorative accessories under the Williams Sonoma lifestyle brand; and furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, and decorative accessories under the Pottery Barn brand.