FY2025 EPS Estimates for WMB Raised by US Capital Advisors

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Williams Companies in a report released on Monday, October 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $2.05 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.02. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.91 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Williams Companies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Barclays increased their target price on Williams Companies from $42.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $51.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Thursday, October 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $55.00 price target for the company. Finally, CIBC boosted their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $45.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $48.62.

Williams Companies Stock Performance

Shares of WMB opened at $52.29 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $63.73 billion, a PE ratio of 22.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.88 and a beta of 1.05. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $47.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $43.45. Williams Companies has a one year low of $32.65 and a one year high of $52.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 0.45 and a quick ratio of 0.39.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 5th. The pipeline company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.46 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 16.17% and a net margin of 27.11%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.42 EPS.

Insider Activity at Williams Companies

In other Williams Companies news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.29, for a total transaction of $90,580.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 304,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,777,218. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.44% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Williams Companies

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in WMB. SouthState Corp acquired a new stake in Williams Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Williams Companies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton lifted its holdings in Williams Companies by 50.4% during the 3rd quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 752 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new position in Williams Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Kimelman & Baird LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Williams Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at $42,000. Institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

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.