Q3 EPS Estimate for Williams Companies Increased by Analyst

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has raised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Williams Companies to $0.53 per share, up from $0.50, with full-year earnings estimates reaching $2.23 per share for FY2025.
• Williams Companies reported a quarterly earnings of $0.60 per share, surpassing analyst expectations and indicating a 10% year-over-year revenue growth to $3.05 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, representing a yield of 3.46%, with a current payout ratio of 106.95%.

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Williams Companies in a research note issued on Friday, July 25th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Sibal now expects that the pipeline company will earn $0.53 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.50. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies' current full-year earnings is $2.08 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Williams Companies' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.56 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.60 EPS.

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

WMB has been the subject of several other reports. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $63.00 price target on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. TD Cowen started coverage on Williams Companies in a report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "buy" rating and a $67.00 price target for the company. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Williams Companies from $59.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Williams Companies from $64.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded Williams Companies from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Friday, June 13th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $61.77.

Williams Companies Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE:WMB traded up $0.62 on Monday, hitting $59.86. 1,245,216 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,732,074. Williams Companies has a 52 week low of $40.41 and a 52 week high of $63.45. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $59.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.24. The company has a market cap of $72.99 billion, a PE ratio of 32.06, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.65.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its holdings in Williams Companies by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 577,123 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $34,489,000 after purchasing an additional 6,816 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 87,031 shares in the last quarter. Kessler Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Williams Companies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $327,000. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 14.0% during 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 raised its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 4.3% during 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.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of Williams Companies 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 315,645 shares of the company's stock, valued at $19,790,941.50. The trade was a 0.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.44% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 12th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 12th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.34%. Williams Companies's payout ratio is currently 106.95%.

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.