WMB FY2026 EPS Forecast Decreased by US Capital Advisors

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) – Analysts at US Capital Advisors dropped their FY2026 earnings estimates for Williams Companies in a report released on Monday, February 2nd. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $2.22 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $2.25. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.08 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on WMB. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Mizuho upgraded Williams Companies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Barclays raised their price objective on Williams Companies from $65.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Williams Companies from $70.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Williams Companies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $68.29.

Williams Companies Stock Performance

Shares of WMB stock opened at $66.36 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $81.04 billion, a PE ratio of 34.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.64. Williams Companies has a 52-week low of $51.58 and a 52-week high of $68.27. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $61.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $60.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73.

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

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This is a boost from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 108.25%.

Insider Activity

In other Williams Companies news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.90, for a total value of $123,800.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 297,545 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,418,035.50. This represents a 0.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.44% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Williams Companies

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 133,963,343 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $8,052,537,000 after purchasing an additional 883,245 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in Williams Companies by 15.9% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 48,586,299 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $3,077,942,000 after purchasing an additional 6,668,950 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,575,898 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $923,383,000 after buying an additional 158,077 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Williams Companies in the second quarter worth approximately $765,164,000. Finally, BROOKFIELD Corp ON grew its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 190.3% during the second quarter. BROOKFIELD Corp ON now owns 12,028,186 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $755,490,000 after purchasing an additional 7,884,730 shares in the last quarter. 86.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.