8,447 Shares in Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) Purchased by Retireful LLC

Retireful LLC acquired a new position in Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 8,447 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,564,000.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Quest Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma during the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 165,536 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $46,743,000 after buying an additional 2,020 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 823,692 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $232,613,000 after buying an additional 43,607 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,045,000. Finally, Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 19.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 14,523 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $4,101,000 after acquiring an additional 2,346 shares in the last quarter. 99.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams-Sonoma

In related news, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 3,160 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.39, for a total value of $560,552.40. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 46,388 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,228,767.32. This trade represents a 6.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Laura Alber sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.49, for a total transaction of $5,219,600.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 990,956 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $129,309,848.44. This represents a 3.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Williams-Sonoma Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of WSM stock opened at $199.22 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $177.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $154.89. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has a 52 week low of $95.76 and a 52 week high of $200.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.52 billion, a PE ratio of 23.56, a P/E/G ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.79.

Williams-Sonoma Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be given a $0.57 dividend. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.97%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WSM has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $165.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Telsey Advisory Group upped their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $165.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $140.00 to $134.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Wedbush boosted their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $135.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $162.00 to $189.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $160.03.

Williams-Sonoma Company Profile

Williams-Sonoma, Inc operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home. It offers cooking, dining, and entertaining products, such as cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks under the Williams Sonoma Home brand, as well as home furnishings and decorative accessories under the Williams Sonoma lifestyle brand; and furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, and decorative accessories under the Pottery Barn brand.