NYSE:WSM - Williams-Sonoma Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Williams-Sonoma announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share on Wednesday, November 21st. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.59%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 25th. View Williams-Sonoma's Dividend History.

Williams-Sonoma declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, March 15th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $286,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 22nd. The specialty retailer reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.09. The specialty retailer earned $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.26 billion. Williams-Sonoma had a return on equity of 28.68% and a net margin of 4.84%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.61 EPS. View Williams-Sonoma's Earnings History.

Williams-Sonoma is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November, 15th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Williams-Sonoma.

Williams-Sonoma updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.26-4.36 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $4.24. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.57-5.67 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.62 billion.Williams-Sonoma also updated its Q3 guidance to $0.90-0.95 EPS.

24 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Williams-Sonoma's shares. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $80.00. On average, they expect Williams-Sonoma's stock price to reach $58.7273 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.7%. View Analyst Price Targets for Williams-Sonoma.

24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Williams-Sonoma in the last year. There are currently 5 sell ratings, 17 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Williams-Sonoma.

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News stories about WSM stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Williams-Sonoma earned a coverage optimism score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the specialty retailer an impact score of 46.57 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View Recent Headlines for Williams-Sonoma.

Williams-Sonoma's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.83%), FMR LLC (5.19%), Select Equity Group L.P. (5.13%), Blackhill Capital Inc. (4.84%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (4.36%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.85%). Company insiders that own Williams-Sonoma stock include Alex Bellos, Anthony Greener, David Randolph King, James W Jr Brett, Janet Hayes, Julie Whalen and Laura Alber. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Williams-Sonoma.

WSM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Select Equity Group L.P., FMR LLC, WBI Investments Inc., Schroder Investment Management Group, Schroder Investment Management Group, First Trust Advisors LP and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Company insiders that have sold Williams-Sonoma company stock in the last year include Alex Bellos, Anthony Greener, David Randolph King, Janet Hayes, Julie Whalen and Laura Alber. View Insider Buying and Selling for Williams-Sonoma.

WSM stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Argent Capital Management LLC, LSV Asset Management, Cooke & Bieler LP, BTIM Corp., Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC and Impax Asset Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Williams-Sonoma.

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

One share of WSM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $66.49.

Williams-Sonoma has a market capitalization of $5.43 billion and generates $5.29 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $259.54 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.61 on an earnings per share basis. Williams-Sonoma employs 27,800 workers across the globe.

Williams-Sonoma's mailing address is 3250 VAN NESS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA, 94109. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at 415-421-7900 or via email at [email protected]