What is US Capital Advisors’ Estimate for WMB Q2 Earnings?

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors dropped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Williams Companies in a research note issued on Monday, February 2nd. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.49 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.08 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Williams Companies’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $2.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.87 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 20.61% and a return on equity of 16.74%. The business’s revenue was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.43 earnings per share.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on Williams Companies from $72.00 to $70.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Williams Companies from $65.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price objective on Williams Companies from $69.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $68.64.

Williams Companies Trading Up 3.2%

NYSE:WMB opened at $68.45 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.65. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $61.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $60.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 0.42 and a quick ratio of 0.36. Williams Companies has a 12-month low of $51.58 and a 12-month high of $68.70.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Williams Companies

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. World Investment Advisors grew its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 185.6% in the third quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 43,069 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $2,728,000 after acquiring an additional 27,987 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Williams Companies by 9.5% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 184,123 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $11,664,000 after purchasing an additional 16,027 shares during the period. Compass Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Williams Companies by 75.9% in the 3rd quarter. Compass Wealth Management LLC now owns 125,290 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $7,937,000 after purchasing an additional 54,057 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its position in Williams Companies by 11.3% in the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,740,024 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $110,126,000 after purchasing an additional 176,880 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 1,238.3% during the 2nd quarter. Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc. now owns 365,350 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $22,948,000 after purchasing an additional 338,050 shares during the period. 86.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Williams Companies news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.53, for a total transaction of $242,120.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 302,645 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,319,101.85. The trade was a 1.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 8,000 shares of company stock valued at $498,700. Company insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. This is a boost from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is presently 103.09%.

Key Stories Impacting Williams Companies

Here are the key news stories impacting Williams Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target from $71 to $76 and kept a “buy” rating — a clear catalyst that supports upside versus recent levels. Jefferies Boosts PT to $76
• Positive Sentiment: Late‑January cold weather helped spark a natural gas price rally, which typically benefits midstream names like WMB through higher throughput and stronger demand for pipeline services. Cold Weather Boosts Natural Gas Prices
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat noted Williams increased its quarterly dividend to $0.525 (annualized $2.10; ~3.1% yield), which supports income‑oriented investor interest and signals management confidence in cashflow. MarketBeat WMB Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts’ average price target sits near $68.29 — roughly in line with current trading — indicating mixed street expectations overall. Average Price Target $68.29
• Neutral Sentiment: Summary coverage of analyst sentiment (MSN) shows a range of views across the Street; useful context but not a single market‑moving call. MSN Analyst Coverage Summary
• Negative Sentiment: US Capital Advisors trimmed its FY2026 EPS estimate modestly (from $2.25 to $2.22), a small downward tweak to near‑term earnings expectations (reported 2/2/2026).
• Negative Sentiment: Senior VP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares at an average of $66.39 (SEC filing) — a small insider sale (~0.68% reduction of his stake) that some investors may view unfavorably. Insider Selling Alert

About Williams Companies

Williams Companies, Inc (NYSE: WMB) is a U.S.-based energy infrastructure company focused on the midstream segment of the natural gas value chain. The company develops, owns and operates assets that gather, process, transport and store natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Its operations support the movement of gas from production areas to end users including utilities, power generators, industrial customers and export facilities.

Williams’s product and service offering includes interstate and intrastate pipeline transmission, gas-gathering systems, processing facilities that remove impurities and separate NGLs, storage services and fractionation and transportation of NGL products.