Telsey Advisory Group Reaffirms Outperform Rating for Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM)

Key Points

• Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an "outperform" rating for Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) with a target price of $215, indicating an upside potential of 11.62% from the previous close.
• The company reported $2.00 earnings per share in its latest quarterly results, surpassing analysts' expectations of $1.79 with revenues of $1.84 billion.
• Insider selling activity includes CFO Jeffrey Howie and CEO Laura Alber offloading shares, reflecting a combined decrease in their positions of approximately 10.42% and 3.01%, respectively.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "outperform" rating restated by Telsey Advisory Group in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $215.00 target price on the specialty retailer's stock. Telsey Advisory Group's price target would indicate a potential upside of 11.62% from the stock's previous close. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma's Q3 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.60 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.99 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.90 EPS.

WSM has been the topic of a number of other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $201.00 to $174.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 5th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $160.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. KeyCorp boosted their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $181.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $170.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $189.65.

Williams-Sonoma Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WSM opened at $192.61 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $182.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $172.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.69 billion, a PE ratio of 21.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 1.47. Williams-Sonoma has a 52 week low of $125.33 and a 52 week high of $219.98.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.79 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $1.84 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.82 billion. Williams-Sonoma had a return on equity of 52.79% and a net margin of 14.35%.The business's revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.74 earnings per share. Williams-Sonoma has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Williams-Sonoma will post 8.36 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Williams-Sonoma

In related news, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $168.96, for a total transaction of $675,840.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 34,388 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,810,196.48. This trade represents a 10.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Laura Alber sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $168.18, for a total transaction of $5,045,400.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 966,927 shares in the company, valued at $162,617,782.86. This represents a 3.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 38,000 shares of company stock valued at $6,349,680 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Williams-Sonoma

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 130.8% in the second quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 180 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the period. Quarry LP lifted its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 99.0% in the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 199 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the period. Sentry Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Williams-Sonoma during the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC acquired a new stake in Williams-Sonoma during the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.29% of the company's stock.

Williams-Sonoma Company Profile

Williams-Sonoma, Inc operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home. It offers cooking, dining, and entertaining products, such as cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks under the Williams Sonoma Home brand, as well as home furnishings and decorative accessories under the Williams Sonoma lifestyle brand; and furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, and decorative accessories under the Pottery Barn brand.

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