Zacks Research Boosts Earnings Estimates for Williams-Sonoma

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for Williams-Sonoma in a report released on Monday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $2.94 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.93. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $8.33 per share.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $165.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $140.00 to $134.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 8th. Wedbush upped their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $135.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $194.00 to $226.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $163.16.

Williams-Sonoma Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSE WSM opened at $211.79 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $184.01 and its 200-day moving average is $156.87. Williams-Sonoma has a 12-month low of $95.76 and a 12-month high of $212.92. The firm has a market cap of $26.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.18 and a beta of 1.79.

Institutional Trading of Williams-Sonoma

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Smithfield Trust Co boosted its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 160 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Cassady Schiller Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Cassady Schiller Wealth Management LLC now owns 166 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Clean Yield Group purchased a new stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, HM Payson & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 100.0% in the third quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 200 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.29% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 3,160 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.39, for a total transaction of $560,552.40. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 46,388 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,228,767.32. This represents a 6.38 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Laura Alber sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.49, for a total transaction of $5,219,600.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 990,956 shares in the company, valued at $129,309,848.44. This trade represents a 3.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 88,160 shares of company stock worth $15,129,352 in the last three months. 1.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Williams-Sonoma Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a $0.57 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.08%. Williams-Sonoma’s payout ratio is 26.97%.

About Williams-Sonoma

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.