NYSE:WSM - Williams-Sonoma Stock Price, News, Headlines & Rumors

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

Williams-Sonoma announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share on Friday, August 24th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.88%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 19th. View Williams-Sonoma's Dividend History.

Williams-Sonoma announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan 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 plans are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.09. The specialty retailer earned $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.16 billion. Williams-Sonoma had a net margin of 4.93% and a return on equity of 27.10%. Williams-Sonoma's revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.51 EPS. View Williams-Sonoma's Earnings History.

Williams-Sonoma is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 22nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Williams-Sonoma.

Williams-Sonoma updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $4.15-4.25 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $4.18. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.495-5.655 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.57 billion.Williams-Sonoma also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.65-0.70 EPS.

24 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Williams-Sonoma's shares. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $67.00. On average, they anticipate Williams-Sonoma's stock price to reach $54.0909 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.3%. 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 coverage about WSM stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Williams-Sonoma earned a daily sentiment score of 0.08 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the specialty retailer an impact score of 47.33 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. 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%), Blackhill Capital Inc. (4.84%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (4.36%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.85%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.54%). Company insiders that own Williams-Sonoma stock include Alex Bellos, Anthony Greener, 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., FMR LLC, WBI Investments Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Stevens Capital Management LP, Hutchinson Capital Management CA and Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.. Company insiders that have sold Williams-Sonoma company stock in the last year include Alex Bellos, Anthony Greener, 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 $59.62.

Williams-Sonoma has a market capitalization of $4.84 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]