Bell & Brown Wealth Advisors LLC Takes Position in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

Key Points

• Bell & Brown Wealth Advisors acquired 49,588 Williams Companies shares during the second quarter, valued at approximately $3.7 million. Institutional investors collectively own 86.44% of WMB’s outstanding stock.
• Williams reported quarterly revenue of $3.05 billion, up 9.8% year over year, while earnings of $0.50 per share matched analyst expectations. The company maintained fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $2.35.
• Williams declared a quarterly dividend of $0.525 per share, equal to an annualized $2.10 payout and a 2.9% yield. Analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with an average price target of $85.60, above the reported share price of $73.25.

Bell & Brown Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 49,588 shares of the pipeline company's stock, valued at approximately $3,686,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of WMB. Main Street Group LTD bought a new stake in shares of Williams Companies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new stake in Williams Companies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Williams Companies during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new position in Williams Companies in the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Clearstead Trust LLC grew its position in Williams Companies by 62.2% in the fourth quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 485 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.44% of the company's stock.

Williams Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WMB opened at $73.25 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.43. Williams Companies, Inc. has a one year low of $56.08 and a one year high of $80.07. The business's 50-day moving average price is $73.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.11. The company has a market capitalization of $89.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.58.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.50. The firm had revenue of $3.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.83 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 25.17% and a return on equity of 18.49%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.46 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.350 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Williams Companies's dividend payout ratio is 83.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 13,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.87, for a total transaction of $973,310.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 268,159 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,077,064.33. This trade represents a 4.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 17,000 shares of company stock worth $1,262,930. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Williams Companies from $89.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce raised their price objective on Williams Companies from $83.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "outperformer" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Williams Companies from $78.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Barclays boosted their target price on Williams Companies from $73.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Scotiabank upped their target price on Williams Companies from $85.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $85.60.

About Williams Companies

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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