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 declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 26th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share on Wednesday, November 21st. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 authorizes the company to buyback $286,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 22nd. The specialty retailer reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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 issued an update on 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 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 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Williams-Sonoma's shares. Their predictions range from $38.00 to $80.00. On average, they expect Williams-Sonoma's stock price to reach $58.7273 in the next twelve months. 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 articles about WSM stock have trended somewhat positive on Thursday, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Williams-Sonoma earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the specialty retailer an impact score of 46.57 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View Recent Headlines for Williams-Sonoma.

Williams-Sonoma's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail 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 bought 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]