Williams Companies (WMB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE: WMB) is a U.S.-based energy infrastructure company focused on the midstream segment of the natural gas value chain. The company develops, owns and operates assets that gather, process, transport and store natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Its operations support the movement of gas from production areas to end users including utilities, power generators, industrial customers and export facilities.

Williams’s product and service offering includes interstate and intrastate pipeline transmission, gas-gathering systems, processing facilities that remove impurities and separate NGLs, storage services and fractionation and transportation of NGL products. The company’s pipeline networks and processing plants enable producers to connect to regional markets and help balance seasonal and regional supply-and-demand differences through storage and transmission capabilities.

Williams primarily serves markets across the United States, with significant infrastructure serving major producing basins and consuming regions — including the Gulf Coast and the Northeast — to facilitate domestic gas flows and access to NGL markets. The company operates as a publicly traded enterprise and maintains its corporate headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a management team and board of directors responsible for strategic and operational oversight.

As an owner and operator of critical energy infrastructure, Williams emphasizes reliability, safety and regulatory compliance in its operations. Its business model centers on long-term commercial contracts and fee-based revenues tied to physical infrastructure that moves and processes natural gas and related products for a broad set of energy-market participants.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $73.58 to $75.67
• 50-Day Range: $70.54 to $76.41
• 52-Week Range: $55.82 to $77.41
• Volume: 8.16 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $90.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: 32.39
• Dividend Yield: 2.84%
• Price Target: $78.93
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Williams Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Williams Companies scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 69th 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: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Williams Companies has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.10, and is based on 4 strong buy ratings, 14 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Williams Companies is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

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: 11.98%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Williams Companies are expected to grow by 11.98% in the coming year, from $2.42 to $2.71 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Williams Companies is 32.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.35.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Williams Companies is 32.29, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 15.57.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Williams Companies has a PEG Ratio of 1.26. 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 6.02. 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

1.42% 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 3.01, 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 7.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Williams Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 2.78%, 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 92.11%. 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 77.49% in the coming year. This indicates that Williams Companies may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

Williams Companies has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 44 news articles for Williams Companies this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 40 people have searched for WMB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -11% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

23 people have added Williams Companies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 130% 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 $3,932,432.00 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.

WMB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WMB shares performed this year?

Williams Companies' stock was trading at $60.16 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, WMB shares have increased by 22.5% and is now trading at $73.6980.

How were Williams Companies' earnings last quarter?

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) announced its earnings results on Monday, May, 4th. The pipeline company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.10. Williams Companies's revenue for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Williams Companies have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Williams Companies: Alliance Canada Marketing L.P., Alliance Canada Marketing LTD, Appalachia Midstream Services L.L.C., Aux Sable Liquid Products Inc., Aux Sable Liquid Products LP, Aux Sable Midstream LLC, Bargath LLC, and others.

Who are Williams Companies' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Williams Companies include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.66%), Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (0.33%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.22%) and Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.19%). Insiders that own company stock include Micheal G Dunn, Terrance Lane Wilson, Scott A Hallam, Chad A Teply, Larry C Larsen, Debbie L Pickle, Payvand Fazel, Todd J Rinke and Mary A Hausman.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Williams Companies?

Shares of WMB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Williams Companies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Williams Companies investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/30 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/30 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/04/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Record date for 6/29 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/29 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - PROD/PIPELN
• 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: $78.93
• High Price Target: $90.00
• Low Price Target: $64.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.10
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.28
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.52
• P/E Growth: 1.26
• Net Income: $2.62 billion
• Net Margins: 23.39%
• Pretax Margin: 30.33%
• Return on Equity: 18.42%
• Return on Assets: 4.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.83
• Current Ratio: 0.53
• Quick Ratio: 0.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.95 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.55
• Cash Flow: $4.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.37
• Book Value: $12.25 per share
• Price / Book: 6.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,221,560,000
• Free Float: 1,215,822,000
• Market Cap: $90.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.61