Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) Price Target Raised to $89.00

Key Points

• Wells Fargo & Company raised its price target on Williams Companies from $80 to $89 and kept an "overweight" rating, implying roughly a 21.6% upside from the prior close.
• Multiple other firms also lifted targets (e.g., UBS to $89, Citigroup to $81), leaving a MarketBeat consensus of "Moderate Buy" with a consensus price target of $76.50.
• WMB traded at $73.17 on the report, posted Q4 EPS of $0.55 (missing estimates by $0.02), set FY2026 guidance of 2.200–2.380 EPS, and insiders sold about $3.56 million of stock in the last 90 days.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB - Get Free Report) had its price target hoisted by research analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $80.00 to $89.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an "overweight" rating on the pipeline company's stock. Wells Fargo & Company's price objective points to a potential upside of 21.63% from the company's previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on WMB. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $78.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Williams Companies from $70.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $69.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Williams Companies from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Williams Companies currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $76.50.

Williams Companies Stock Down 0.5%

NYSE WMB traded down $0.35 during trading on Friday, reaching $73.17. 1,583,617 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,541,950. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. Williams Companies has a fifty-two week low of $51.58 and a fifty-two week high of $76.87. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $68.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $62.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $89.39 billion, a PE ratio of 34.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.63.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The pipeline company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.57 by ($0.02). Williams Companies had a return on equity of 17.32% and a net margin of 21.90%.The company had revenue of $3.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.47 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Williams Companies will post 2.08 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Williams Companies news, SVP Todd J. Rinke sold 7,364 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.39, for a total value of $547,807.96. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 26,055 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,938,231.45. The trade was a 22.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.24, for a total transaction of $150,480.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 291,159 shares of the company's stock, valued at $21,906,803.16. The trade was a 0.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 48,471 shares of company stock worth $3,557,023 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.44% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Williams Companies

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Towne Trust Company N.A boosted its stake in Williams Companies by 60.2% in the 4th quarter. Towne Trust Company N.A now owns 431 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Williams Companies during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Clearstead Trust LLC boosted its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 62.2% in the 4th quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 485 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Williams Companies in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, WHI TRUST Co LLC bought a new stake in shares of Williams Companies in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. 86.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Williams Companies Company Profile

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.

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