Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new position in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 31,500 shares of the pipeline company's stock, valued at approximately $1,979,000.
Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Flaharty Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Williams Companies during the first quarter worth $25,000. HWG Holdings LP purchased a new stake in shares of Williams Companies during the 1st quarter worth $26,000. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Williams Companies during the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 4,490.9% during the 1st quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 505 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 494 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hughes Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Williams Companies during the 1st quarter worth $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.44% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms have commented on WMB. Wolfe Research raised shares of Williams Companies from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Friday, June 13th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $74.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Williams Companies from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on Williams Companies from $59.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, TD Cowen initiated coverage on Williams Companies in a report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "buy" rating and a $67.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $64.00.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In other Williams Companies news, COO Larry C. Larsen sold 4,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.47, for a total transaction of $263,115.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 77,612 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,537,973.64. This trade represents a 5.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.62, for a total transaction of $115,240.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 311,645 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,956,984.90. This trade represents a 0.64% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 8,500 shares of company stock valued at $497,715 over the last three months. 0.44% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Williams Companies Stock Performance
Shares of WMB stock opened at $63.38 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The business has a fifty day moving average of $58.78 and a 200 day moving average of $58.85. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $45.24 and a 1 year high of $64.48.
Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The pipeline company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.03). Williams Companies had a return on equity of 16.23% and a net margin of 21.63%.The firm had revenue of $2.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.90 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.43 EPS. The business's revenue was up 19.0% on a year-over-year basis. Williams Companies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.010-2.190 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current year.
Williams Companies Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 12th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 12th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. Williams Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 100.50%.
About Williams Companies
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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.
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