Third View Private Wealth LLC Invests $5.77 Million in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

Key Points

• Third View Private Wealth LLC opened a new position in Williams by purchasing 95,974 shares worth about $5.77 million in Q4, representing roughly 0.8% of its portfolio and its 27th-largest holding.
• Williams reported Q4 EPS of $0.55 (missing estimates by $0.02) with revenue of $3.20 billion, set FY2026 guidance of $2.20–$2.38 EPS, and carries a MarketBeat consensus of "Moderate Buy" with a $77.47 price target.
• The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.525 (annualized $2.10) for a ~2.9% yield, though the dividend payout ratio is elevated at about 98.13%.

Third View Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 95,974 shares of the pipeline company's stock, valued at approximately $5,769,000. Williams Companies accounts for about 0.8% of Third View Private Wealth LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in WMB. BROOKFIELD Corp ON lifted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 190.3% during 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 during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 48,586,299 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $3,077,942,000 after acquiring an additional 6,668,950 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 4,992.2% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 3,704,739 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $222,692,000 after acquiring an additional 3,631,986 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 30.4% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,073,602 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $574,856,000 after acquiring an additional 2,116,526 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 27.4% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 7,753,924 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $491,225,000 after acquiring an additional 1,668,706 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.44% of the company's stock.

Williams Companies Price Performance

WMB stock opened at $71.47 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $65.14. The stock has a market cap of $87.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.63. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $55.56 and a 1 year high of $76.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.48.

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

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th were given a $0.525 dividend. This is an increase from Williams Companies's previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Williams Companies's dividend payout ratio is currently 98.13%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams Companies

In other Williams Companies news, CAO Mary A. Hausman sold 10,107 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.91, for a total value of $757,115.37. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 17,230 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,290,699.30. This represents a 36.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 27,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.92, for a total transaction of $1,968,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 293,159 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $21,377,154.28. This trade represents a 8.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 53,369 shares of company stock valued at $3,912,512. Insiders own 0.47% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WMB has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $84.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Williams Companies from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a "buy" rating and a $84.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $70.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $78.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $77.47.

Williams Companies 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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