Research Analysts Offer Predictions for WMB FY2025 Earnings

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) – Equities researchers at US Capital Advisors increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Williams Companies in a research report issued on Monday, October 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $2.05 for the year, up from their prior forecast 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.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The pipeline company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $2.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.46 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 27.11% and a return on equity of 16.17%. The firm’s revenue was down 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.42 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on WMB. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Williams Companies from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Morgan Stanley raised Williams Companies from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $52.00 to $58.00 in a report on Friday, October 4th. UBS Group raised their price target on Williams Companies from $51.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. 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 objective on the stock. Finally, CIBC raised their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $45.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $48.62.

Williams Companies Stock Up 1.3 %

Williams Companies stock opened at $52.51 on Tuesday. Williams Companies has a fifty-two week low of $32.65 and a fifty-two week high of $52.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.00 billion, a PE ratio of 22.54, a P/E/G ratio of 5.88 and a beta of 1.05. The company’s 50-day moving average is $47.62 and its 200-day moving average is $43.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 0.45 and a quick ratio of 0.39.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Williams Companies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brookstone Capital Management increased its stake in Williams Companies by 52.5% in the first quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 9,698 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $378,000 after acquiring an additional 3,337 shares during the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Williams Companies by 888.9% during the 1st quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 2,225 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $87,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Williams Companies in the first quarter valued at about $202,000. Lake Street Private Wealth LLC grew its position in Williams Companies by 3.7% in the first quarter. Lake Street Private Wealth LLC now owns 10,035 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $391,000 after acquiring an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norden Group LLC raised its stake in Williams Companies by 2,037.0% during the first quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 371,348 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $14,471,000 after acquiring an additional 353,971 shares in the last quarter. 86.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Williams Companies

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.