Williams-Sonoma Company Profile (NYSE:WSM)

Williams-Sonoma trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WSM."

Williams-Sonoma announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 21st will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share on Friday, August 25th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.51%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 19th. View Williams-Sonoma's Dividend History.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 24th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.11 billion. Williams-Sonoma had a net margin of 5.99% and a return on equity of 25.51%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.53 earnings per share. View Williams-Sonoma's Earnings History.

Williams-Sonoma is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 22nd 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Williams-Sonoma.

Williams-Sonoma updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 24th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.45-3.65 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.54. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.165-5.265, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.20 billion.Williams-Sonoma also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.55-0.61 EPS.

21 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Williams-Sonoma's shares. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate Williams-Sonoma's stock price to reach $57.39 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Williams-Sonoma.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Williams-Sonoma stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Williams-Sonoma enjoys a competitive advantage owing to its multi-brand/multi-channel business model. The company is focused on enhancing customer experience through improved and innovative marketing techniques. Though shares of Williams-Sonoma underperformed its industry so far this year, earnings estimates for the current year have moved north over the last 60 days. However, comparable brand revenues have been sluggish for several quarters owing to soft retail environment and cautious customers." (8/16/2017)
• 2. Instinet analysts commented, "we reiterate our cautious tone into the report. We continue to believe that the environment in 4Q was very challenging... After a choppy 2016, we suspect that WEM was not immune to the widespread volatility and pressure traffic trends seen at retail in the Holiday period." (3/14/2017)
• 3. Wedbush analysts commented, "We remain cautious on WSM as competitive pressures mount and its core Pottery Barn brand continues to struggle, in our view. Accordingly, we are reducing our estimates below consensus (despite the benefit of an extra week in 2017 not fully reflected by consensus) and reduce our price target from $53 to $48. While expectations are not high ahead of the company's 4Q16 earnings report later this month, evidence of aggressive promotions and free shipping, coupled with soft industry trends point to weakness in 4Q and potential for disappointing guidance, including lowering the three-year growth plan for double digit EPS growth." (3/6/2017)

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Williams-Sonoma's management team includes the folowing people:

• Adrian David Presland Bellamy, Independent Chairman of the Board
• Laura J. Alber, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Julie Patenaude Whalen, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Alex Bellos, President - West Elm brand
• Marta Benson, President - the Pottery Barn brand
• Janet M. Hayes, President of Williams-Sonoma Brand
• Jennifer Kellor, President - Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen brands
• Jeff Howie, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer - Pottery Barn Brands
• David Randolph King, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• Grace M. Puma, Director

Williams-Sonoma's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.05%), Vanguard Group Inc. (7.62%), Capital Research Global Investors (5.14%), Blackhill Capital Inc. (4.65%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (4.06%) and State Street Corp (3.74%). Company insiders that own Williams-Sonoma stock include Anthony Greener, James W Jr Brett, Janet Hayes, Julie Whalen, Laura Alber and Pat Connolly. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Williams-Sonoma.

Williams-Sonoma's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp, American Century Companies Inc., Schroder Investment Management Group, Ameriprise Financial Inc., Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Wells Fargo & Company MN and BTIM Corp.. Company insiders that have sold Williams-Sonoma stock in the last year include James W Jr Brett, Janet Hayes and Laura Alber. View Insider Buying and Selling for Williams-Sonoma.

Williams-Sonoma's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janus Henderson Group PLC, FMR LLC, Kiltearn Partners LLP, First Trust Advisors LP, BlackRock Inc., Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group LLC, UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. and Stifel Financial Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Williams-Sonoma.

Shares of Williams-Sonoma can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Williams-Sonoma stock can currently be purchased for approximately $44.49.