Q2 Earnings Forecast for WMB Issued By US Capital Advisors

Key Points

• US Capital Advisors has revised its Q2 2025 earnings per share estimate for Williams Companies to $0.46, down from $0.48, with a full-year earnings consensus estimate of $2.08 per share.
• Analysts have issued varied ratings for Williams Companies, with eight holding "buy" ratings and a target price averaging $61.77, indicating a "Moderate Buy" consensus.
• The company reported a quarterly revenue of $3.05 billion in its last earnings report, exceeding analysts' expectations and reflecting a 10% year-over-year increase.

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Williams Companies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, July 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.46 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.48. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies' current full-year earnings is $2.08 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Williams Companies' Q1 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The pipeline company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $3.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.90 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 15.95% and a net margin of 21.18%. Williams Companies's quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.59 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on WMB. TD Cowen began coverage on Williams Companies in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $67.00 target price on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Williams Companies from $64.00 to $67.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wolfe Research raised Williams Companies from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Friday, June 13th. Scotiabank upped their price target on Williams Companies from $59.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $63.00 price target on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $61.77.

Williams Companies Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of WMB traded up $0.32 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $60.27. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,831,799 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,781,426. The company has a fifty day moving average of $59.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.27. Williams Companies has a twelve month low of $40.41 and a twelve month high of $63.45. The company has a market cap of $73.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Investors of record on Friday, September 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 12th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. Williams Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 106.95%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.70, for a total transaction of $125,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 315,645 shares of the company's stock, valued at $19,790,941.50. This trade represents a 0.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Williams Companies

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 1.2% during the first quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 577,123 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $34,489,000 after purchasing an additional 6,816 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Williams Companies by 27.5% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 402,967 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $24,081,000 after acquiring an additional 87,031 shares in the last quarter. Kessler Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in Williams Companies in the 1st quarter worth about $327,000. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Williams Companies by 14.0% in the 1st quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 85,839 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $5,130,000 after acquiring an additional 10,561 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in Williams Companies by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 183,317 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $9,224,000 after acquiring an additional 7,618 shares in the last quarter. 86.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Williams Companies

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.