Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB Holdings Decreased by GC Wealth Management RIA LLC

Key Points

• GC Wealth Management cut its stake by 72.1% in Q4, selling 19,485 shares and leaving 7,553 shares worth about $454,000, while insiders have sold 53,369 shares (~$3.9M) in the last 90 days, signaling notable shareholder selling activity.
• Williams reported Q4 EPS of $0.55 (missing estimates by $0.02) with revenue of $3.20B, and set FY2026 guidance at 2.20–2.38 EPS versus analyst expectations of 2.42 EPS.
• The company pays a quarterly dividend of $0.525 ($2.10 annual, 2.8% yield) with a high payout ratio (98.13%); the stock trades around $75.69 with a market cap of $92.5B and an average analyst rating of "Buy" (average price target $78.60).

GC Wealth Management RIA LLC reduced its stake in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB - Free Report) by 72.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,553 shares of the pipeline company's stock after selling 19,485 shares during the quarter. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC's holdings in Williams Companies were worth $454,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Towne Trust Company N.A raised its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 60.2% during the fourth quarter. Towne Trust Company N.A now owns 431 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new stake in Williams Companies in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in Williams Companies in the third quarter worth about $36,000. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora raised its position in Williams Companies by 71.2% in the third quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora now owns 630 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new stake in Williams Companies in the third quarter worth about $46,000. 86.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Williams Companies Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of WMB opened at $75.69 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $73.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $65.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $92.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.61. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $55.82 and a 1-year high of $76.87. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The pipeline company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $3.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.10 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 17.32% and a net margin of 21.90%.During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.47 EPS. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. Analysts expect that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 12th. Williams Companies's payout ratio is 98.13%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Williams Companies news, CAO Mary A. Hausman sold 10,107 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was 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. The trade was a 36.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 27,000 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.92, for a total value of $1,968,840.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 293,159 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,377,154.28. This trade represents a 8.43% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 53,369 shares of company stock worth $3,912,512. Insiders own 0.47% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on WMB. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Williams Companies from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, April 5th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Williams Companies from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Williams Companies from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $82.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Citigroup boosted their price target 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, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $78.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $78.60.

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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