Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) Reduced by Analyst

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB - Free Report) - Investment analysts at US Capital Advisors lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Williams Companies in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 21st. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.45 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.46. US Capital Advisors currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies' current full-year earnings is $1.82 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Williams Companies' Q2 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Williams Companies from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 10th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Williams Companies from $43.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, April 12th. Wolfe Research reissued an "underperform" rating and issued a $34.00 target price on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Thursday, April 18th. Barclays raised their price target on Williams Companies from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 11th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on Williams Companies from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $39.73.

Williams Companies Stock Down 2.5 %

Williams Companies stock traded down $1.06 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $40.72. The stock had a trading volume of 6,253,601 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,875,646. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $38.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $36.46. Williams Companies has a 1-year low of $28.27 and a 1-year high of $41.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.51 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.52.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 6th. The pipeline company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.10. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 16.27% and a net margin of 27.29%. The company had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.56 earnings per share. Williams Companies's revenue was down 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Williams Companies

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ETF Store Inc. boosted its stake in Williams Companies by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. ETF Store Inc. now owns 28,444 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $991,000 after purchasing an additional 899 shares during the period. Rheos Capital Works Inc. boosted its stake in Williams Companies by 59.0% in the 4th quarter. Rheos Capital Works Inc. now owns 660,000 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $22,988,000 after purchasing an additional 245,000 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its stake in Williams Companies by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 149,432 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $5,205,000 after purchasing an additional 4,130 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in Williams Companies by 35.1% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 9,553,779 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $321,867,000 after purchasing an additional 2,482,331 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Williams Companies by 3,338.2% in the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 352,104 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $12,264,000 after acquiring an additional 341,863 shares in the last quarter. 86.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Debbie L. Pickle sold 38,200 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.61, for a total transaction of $1,513,102.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 60,410 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,392,840.10. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.44% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.475 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 7th. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.67%. Williams Companies's dividend payout ratio is currently 79.83%.

Williams Companies Company Profile

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.