Equities Analysts Set Expectations for WMB FY2025 Earnings

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) – Analysts at US Capital Advisors dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Williams Companies in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 25th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $2.09 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $2.12. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.08 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Williams Companies’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on WMB. UBS Group increased their price target on Williams Companies from $74.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Williams Companies from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Williams Companies from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $69.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $70.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $68.21.

Williams Companies Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of Williams Companies stock opened at $60.25 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $60.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $59.48. The stock has a market cap of $73.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.63. Williams Companies has a 1-year low of $51.58 and a 1-year high of $65.55.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.87 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 21.63% and a return on equity of 16.23%. The firm’s revenue was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.43 EPS. Williams Companies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.010-2.190 EPS.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 12th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.3%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 103.09%.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.53, for a total value of $242,120.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 302,645 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,319,101.85. The trade was a 1.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Williams Companies by 40.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 13,680 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $740,000 after purchasing an additional 3,969 shares during the period. Marco Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Williams Companies during the first quarter worth $212,000. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Williams Companies by 8.3% during the first quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 37,305 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $2,229,000 after buying an additional 2,869 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in shares of Williams Companies during the first quarter worth $2,320,000. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd grew its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 143.7% in the first quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 39,343 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $2,260,000 after buying an additional 23,201 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

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.