U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 1,435 Shares of The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB)

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in shares of The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 78,740 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 1,435 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $2,743,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 84,758 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $2,952,000 after acquiring an additional 4,734 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. raised its position in Williams Companies by 1,007.1% during the 4th quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 98,284 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $3,423,000 after purchasing an additional 89,406 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. raised its position in Williams Companies by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 1,091,350 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $38,011,000 after purchasing an additional 78,102 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its position in Williams Companies by 15.0% during the 4th quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 6,301 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $219,000 after purchasing an additional 823 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Williams Companies during the 4th quarter valued at $322,000. 86.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Williams Companies Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of WMB traded up $0.13 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $38.67. The company had a trading volume of 4,420,828 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,587,367. The company has a market capitalization of $47.12 billion, a PE ratio of 14.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.07 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57. The Williams Companies, Inc. has a one year low of $28.27 and a one year high of $39.76. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $37.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.00.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 14th. The pipeline company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.01. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 16.20% and a net margin of 29.22%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.53 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that The Williams Companies, Inc. will post 1.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 24th. Investors of record on Friday, June 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.475 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 7th. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.91%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 72.52%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. US Capital Advisors lowered Williams Companies from an “overweight” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 29th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and set a $34.00 target price on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Thursday, April 18th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Williams Companies from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 25th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Williams Companies from $43.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 12th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on Williams Companies from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $39.22.

Williams Companies Company Profile

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.