US Capital Advisors Brokers Lift Earnings Estimates for WMB

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Williams Companies in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 3rd. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $0.54 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.91 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Williams Companies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The pipeline company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.01. Williams Companies had a net margin of 27.36% and a return on equity of 15.89%. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.52 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.45 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis.

WMB has been the subject of several other reports. CIBC increased their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $45.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $46.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $53.00.

Williams Companies Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE WMB opened at $55.73 on Wednesday. Williams Companies has a 52-week low of $32.65 and a 52-week high of $61.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.57. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $56.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.95. The stock has a market cap of $67.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.01 and a beta of 1.05.

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This is a positive change from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.59%. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is currently 80.17%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Mary A. Hausman sold 7,951 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.30, for a total value of $447,641.30. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 25,858 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,455,805.40. The trade was a 23.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Williams Companies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Czech National Bank increased its holdings in Williams Companies by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 248,309 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $11,335,000 after acquiring an additional 16,064 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Williams Companies by 30.0% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 31,089 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,419,000 after acquiring an additional 7,177 shares during the period. Diversified Trust Co increased its holdings in Williams Companies by 31.3% during the 3rd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 16,886 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $771,000 after acquiring an additional 4,021 shares during the period. Axiom Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Williams Companies by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 19,907 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $876,000 after acquiring an additional 498 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Zone Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Williams Companies by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Zone Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 161,230 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $7,360,000 after acquiring an additional 3,040 shares during the period. 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.