Fund Advisors of America Inc FL Makes New $1.61 Million Investment in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

Key Points

• Fund Advisors of America Inc. FL purchased 21,653 Williams Companies shares worth approximately $1.61 million, making WMB about 1.5% of its portfolio. Institutional investors collectively own 86.44% of the company.
• Williams reported quarterly EPS of $0.50, in line with estimates, while revenue reached $3.05 billion, beating expectations and rising 9.8% year over year. The company declared a $0.525 quarterly dividend, equal to a 3.0% annual yield.
• WMB was trading at $70.71, below analysts’ average price target of $85.60, with a consensus “Buy” rating. However, analysts have reduced several upcoming EPS forecasts, including full-year 2027 estimates from $2.28 to $2.07.

Fund Advisors of America Inc FL purchased a new position in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 21,653 shares of the pipeline company's stock, valued at approximately $1,610,000. Williams Companies accounts for approximately 1.5% of Fund Advisors of America Inc FL's investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of WMB. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Williams Companies during the fourth quarter valued at $747,749,000. BROOKFIELD Corp ON raised its position in shares of Williams Companies by 190.3% in the 2nd quarter. BROOKFIELD Corp ON now owns 12,028,186 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $755,490,000 after acquiring an additional 7,884,730 shares in the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP bought a new position in shares of Williams Companies in the 2nd quarter worth about $500,305,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA acquired a new position in shares of Williams Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $354,184,000. Finally, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board acquired a new position in shares of Williams Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $329,094,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.44% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Williams Companies

In other Williams Companies news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 13,000 shares of the company'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 represents a 4.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 17,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,262,930. Company insiders own 0.47% of the company's stock.

Williams Companies Stock Down 1.4%

WMB stock opened at $70.71 on Friday. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $73.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $73.13. Williams Companies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $56.08 and a fifty-two week high of $80.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.48. The company has a market cap of $86.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.58.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50. The firm had revenue of $3.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.83 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.49% and a net margin of 25.17%.The company'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 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.350 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.48 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. Investors of record on Friday, September 11th will be given a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 11th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. Williams Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 83.67%.

Williams Companies News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Williams Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley raised its price target for Williams Companies to $103, signaling substantial potential upside from recent trading levels and providing a constructive counterpoint to the earnings estimate cuts. Morgan Stanley Increases Williams Companies Price Target to $103
• Neutral Sentiment: The company’s latest reported quarter was solid: Williams earned $0.50 per share, matching consensus, while revenue of $3.05 billion exceeded expectations and increased 9.8% year over year. Its fee-based pipeline operations provide relatively stable cash flows.
• Negative Sentiment: US Capital Advisors lowered its EPS forecasts across several periods, including fourth-quarter 2026 EPS to $0.57 from $0.60, first-quarter 2027 EPS to $0.55 from $0.59, second-quarter 2027 EPS to $0.40 from $0.48, and third-quarter 2027 EPS to $0.50 from $0.55.
• Negative Sentiment: The firm also reduced its full-year 2027 EPS estimate to $2.07 from $2.28 and its 2028 forecast to $2.67 from $2.86. These revisions suggest analysts see weaker near- to medium-term earnings growth than previously expected and are likely the main reason the stock has decreased.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on WMB shares. Scotiabank raised their target price on Williams Companies from $85.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Williams Companies from $88.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. UBS Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Williams Companies from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $73.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average 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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