Williams Companies (WMB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Williams Companies, Inc. is an energy infrastructure company focused primarily on the gathering, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas and natural gas liquids. Through its extensive network of pipelines and related facilities, the company connects major U.S. producing regions with utilities, industrial customers, power generators and other energy markets.

Williams’ principal assets include the Transco interstate natural gas pipeline, which serves markets along the U.S. East Coast, as well as gathering and processing operations in regions such as the Appalachian Basin, the Rocky Mountains and the Western United States. Its services include natural gas gathering and processing, fractionation and storage, interstate and intrastate transportation, and other midstream activities.

Founded in 1908, the company has evolved from a regional pipeline operator into one of the largest natural gas infrastructure businesses in the United States. Williams is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and primarily serves customers across the United States, with infrastructure concentrated in key producing and consuming regions. Chad Zamarin serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $72.06 to $73.45
• 50-Day Range: $68.13 to $75.84
• 52-Week Range: $56.19 to $80.07
• Volume: 7.08 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $88.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.96
• Dividend Yield: 2.89%
• Price Target: $86.35
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Williams Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Williams Companies scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 27th out of 247 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Williams Companies has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.09, and is based on 3 strong buy ratings, 18 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Williams Companies has a consensus price target of $86.35, representing about 18.8% upside from its current price of $72.68.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Williams Companies has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.92%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Williams Companies are expected to grow by 9.92% in the coming year, from $2.42 to $2.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Williams Companies is 28.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 41.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Williams Companies is 28.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 19.05.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Williams Companies has a PEG Ratio of 1.53. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Williams Companies has a P/B Ratio of 5.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.23% of the float of Williams Companies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Williams Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.59, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Williams Companies has recently increased by 13.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Williams Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 2.89%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Williams Companies has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Williams Companies is 83.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Williams Companies will have a dividend payout ratio of 78.95% in the coming year. This indicates that Williams Companies may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.89

News Sentiment

Williams Companies has a news sentiment score of 0.89. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Williams Companies this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

28 people have searched for WMB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 4% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

30 people have added Williams Companies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Williams Companies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,401,430.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.47% of the stock of Williams Companies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.44% of the stock of Williams Companies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Record date for 9/28 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/28 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/28/2026
• Today: 10/11/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WMB
• CIK: 107263
• Web: www.williams.com
• Phone: (918) 573-2000
• Fax: 918-573-6714
• Employees: 5,987
• Year Founded: 1908

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Williams Companies: $86.35
• High Price Target: $103.00
• Low Price Target: $70.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.09
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.03
• P/E Growth: 1.53
• Net Income: $2.62 billion
• Net Margins: 25.17%
• Pretax Margin: 34.73%
• Return on Equity: 18.49%
• Return on Assets: 4.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.83
• Current Ratio: 0.48
• Quick Ratio: 0.43

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.95 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.44
• Cash Flow: $4.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.70
• Book Value: $12.25 per share
• Price / Book: 5.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,223,170,000
• Free Float: 1,217,418,000
• Market Cap: $88.90 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.64