Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) Price Target Raised to $87.00

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) had its target price lifted by Royal Bank Of Canada from $83.00 to $87.00 in a report released on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the pipeline company’s stock.

WMB has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Barclays increased their target price on Williams Companies from $73.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $89.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce increased their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $83.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperformer” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Williams Companies from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Williams Companies currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $84.12.

Williams Companies Stock Performance

WMB stock opened at $73.70 on Monday. Williams Companies has a 1-year low of $55.82 and a 1-year high of $80.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. The firm has a market cap of $90.15 billion, a PE ratio of 29.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.58. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $73.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $72.82.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50. The company had revenue of $3.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.83 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.49% and a net margin of 25.17%.Williams Companies’s revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.46 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.350 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Williams Companies will post 2.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 83.67%.

Insider Activity at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.65, for a total value of $141,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 281,159 shares in the company, valued at $19,863,883.35. The trade was a 0.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Glen G. Jasek sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.15, for a total transaction of $195,375.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 54,101 shares in the company, valued at $4,227,993.15. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 6,500 shares of company stock valued at $484,995. Insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Williams Companies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Main Street Group LTD acquired a new position in Williams Companies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Williams Companies in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Williams Companies during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 59.4% during the first quarter. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC now owns 416 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Towne Trust Company N.A raised its position in shares of Williams Companies by 60.2% during the fourth quarter. Towne Trust Company N.A now owns 431 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Williams Companies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: RBC Capital initiated or reiterated a Buy rating on Williams, signaling expectations for further share-price appreciation. Williams Co (WMB) Receives a Buy from RBC Capital
• Positive Sentiment: Truist Financial raised its price target for WMB to $88 from $84 and maintained a Buy rating, implying meaningful upside from recent trading levels. Benzinga Williams price target report
• Positive Sentiment: Williams’ planned acquisition of Momentum Midstream, valued at up to approximately $5.5 billion, and its partnership with Blackstone are expected to expand pipeline infrastructure, earnings and long-term cash flow. The company is also pursuing growth opportunities tied to power demand. Williams Q2 2026 earnings call transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Recent results provided support for the bullish view: Williams met quarterly EPS expectations at $0.50, exceeded revenue estimates with $3.05 billion, and increased revenue year over year. Fresh attention to natural-gas flows may also benefit the company’s extensive midstream network. Natural gas flows and Williams
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks identified WMB as one of the pipeline stocks positioned to withstand industry headwinds, although conservative upstream capital spending creates uncertainty for sector-wide volume growth. Pipeline stocks facing industry headwinds
• Negative Sentiment: Despite a roughly 2.9-times five-year return, valuation measures suggest WMB trades at a premium, limiting its appeal as a bargain and raising the risk that much of the positive outlook is already reflected in the stock. Williams stock trades at a premium

Williams Companies Company Profile

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.