Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB – Get Free Report) issued its earnings results on Monday. The pipeline company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50, FiscalAI reports. The business had revenue of $3.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 23.39% and a return on equity of 18.34%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.46 EPS. Williams Companies updated its FY 2026 guidance to 2.350-2.350 EPS.
Williams Companies Price Performance
Shares of WMB opened at $70.51 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $86.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.93, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $73.29 and a 200-day moving average of $72.32. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99. Williams Companies has a 52 week low of $55.82 and a 52 week high of $80.07.
Williams Companies Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 11th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 92.11%.
Key Williams Companies News
- Positive Sentiment: Williams agreed to acquire Momentum Midstream from EnCap Flatrock in a transaction valued at up to $5.5 billion. The deal would expand Williams’ Haynesville-to-Gulf Coast infrastructure and increase exposure to rising natural-gas demand from LNG export facilities, power generation and industrial customers. Williams to buy Momentum, raises 2026 EBITDA forecast
- Positive Sentiment: The company raised its 2026 EBITDA forecast, suggesting management expects stronger operating performance and improved demand across its natural-gas infrastructure portfolio following the acquisition. Williams Delivers Strong Second-Quarter 2026 Results
- Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue increased 9.8% year over year to $3.05 billion, exceeding the approximately $2.83 billion analyst forecast. EPS rose to $0.50 from $0.46 a year earlier and met the consensus estimate cited by several sources. Williams Companies earnings results
- Neutral Sentiment: The Momentum transaction remains subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. Its size also makes execution, financing and integration important considerations for investors. EnCap Flatrock Announces Sale of M6 Midstream
- Negative Sentiment: Some data providers characterized quarterly EPS of $0.50 as a miss versus a $0.52 Zacks consensus, while the company’s FY 2026 EPS guidance of $2.35 is below the roughly $2.41 consensus forecast. Williams Q2 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates
Insider Transactions at Williams Companies
In other Williams Companies news, SVP Glen G. Jasek sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.15, for a total transaction of $195,375.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 54,101 shares in the company, valued at $4,227,993.15. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.16, for a total transaction of $148,320.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 283,159 shares in the company, valued at $20,999,071.44. This trade represents a 0.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 66,500 shares of company stock valued at $5,029,955 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Williams Companies
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WMB. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Williams Companies by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 46,053,873 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $2,768,298,000 after acquiring an additional 2,100,164 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 33,572,067 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $2,018,017,000 after purchasing an additional 3,314,851 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Williams Companies by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,723,482 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $885,029,000 after purchasing an additional 147,584 shares during the period. BROOKFIELD Corp ON raised its position in shares of Williams Companies by 190.3% during the 2nd quarter. BROOKFIELD Corp ON now owns 12,028,186 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $755,490,000 after purchasing an additional 7,884,730 shares during the period. Finally, Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. lifted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. now owns 11,362,696 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $683,012,000 after purchasing an additional 375,147 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages recently issued reports on WMB. Wall Street Zen upgraded Williams Companies from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Williams Companies from $82.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Williams Companies presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $83.56.
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Williams Companies Company Profile
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.
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