Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Williams Companies provided its earnings guidance for FY 2025, forecasting earnings per share between $2.010 and $2.190, slightly above the consensus estimate of $2.147.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50, with an annualized dividend yield of 3.3%, although its payout ratio stands at a high 106.95%.
• Several analysts have issued ratings and price targets for Williams Companies, with an average target price of $61.77 and a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.010-2.190 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.147. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Williams Companies Price Performance

Shares of WMB traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $60.29. The stock had a trading volume of 8,080,159 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,793,958. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $59.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.28. The company has a market capitalization of $73.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.24, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 0.40 and a quick ratio of 0.36. Williams Companies has a 52 week low of $40.41 and a 52 week high of $63.45.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The pipeline company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50 by ($0.04). Williams Companies had a net margin of 21.18% and a return on equity of 15.95%. On average, analysts forecast that Williams Companies will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 12th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 12th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.3%. Williams Companies's payout ratio is currently 106.95%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams Companies

In other Williams Companies news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.68, for a total transaction of $119,360.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 313,645 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $18,718,333.60. The trade was a 0.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.44% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Williams Companies

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Williams Companies stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB - Free Report) by 40.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,680 shares of the pipeline company's stock after purchasing an additional 3,969 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in Williams Companies were worth $740,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors own 86.44% of the company's stock.

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.

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