35,000 Shares in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB Acquired by Mosaic Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Mosaic Advisors LLC bought a new position of 35,000 shares of Williams Companies valued at approximately $2.217 million, making WMB about 5.4% of its portfolio and its 8th-largest holding.
• Company insiders have sold a total of 43,107 shares worth roughly $3.13 million in the last 90 days (including recent sales by the CAO and an SVP), leaving insiders with about 0.44% ownership.
• Multiple analysts (Scotiabank, Stifel, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley) have raised ratings or price targets for WMB, resulting in a MarketBeat consensus of a Moderate Buy and an average price target of $75.86.

Mosaic Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB - Free Report) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 35,000 shares of the pipeline company's stock, valued at approximately $2,217,000. Williams Companies comprises about 5.4% of Mosaic Advisors LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hartford Funds Management Co LLC acquired a new position in shares of Williams Companies during the second quarter worth $29,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in shares of Williams Companies in the second quarter worth $32,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Williams Companies in the second quarter valued at $35,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new position in Williams Companies during the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. Finally, South Plains Financial Inc. raised its position in Williams Companies by 289.7% during the 2nd quarter. South Plains Financial Inc. now owns 608 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 452 shares during the last quarter. 86.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Williams Companies news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.24, for a total value of $150,480.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 291,159 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $21,906,803.16. This trade represents a 0.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Mary A. Hausman sold 10,107 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.91, for a total transaction of $757,115.37. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 17,230 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,290,699.30. This represents a 36.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 43,107 shares of company stock valued at $3,133,015 in the last 90 days. 0.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on WMB shares. Scotiabank upgraded Williams Companies from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $66.00 to $84.00 in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Williams Companies from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $69.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $83.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $75.86.

Williams Companies Stock Down 0.8%

WMB stock opened at $74.16 on Monday. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $66.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $62.48. The company has a market cap of $90.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.53. Williams Companies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $51.58 and a fifty-two week high of $76.87.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The pipeline company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $3.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 21.90% and a return on equity of 17.32%. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.47 EPS. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This is an increase from Williams Companies's previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. Williams Companies's payout ratio is 98.13%.

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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