US Capital Advisors Has Strong Forecast for WMB Q1 Earnings

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) – US Capital Advisors boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Williams Companies in a research report issued on Monday, February 3rd. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.54 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.91 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Williams Companies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on WMB. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $47.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Scotiabank reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $51.00 target price on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $46.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, CIBC raised their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $45.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Williams Companies has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $53.00.

Williams Companies Trading Down 1.5 %

WMB stock opened at $56.00 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $68.26 billion, a PE ratio of 23.63, a P/E/G ratio of 5.01 and a beta of 1.05. Williams Companies has a 12 month low of $32.65 and a 12 month high of $61.46. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $56.00 and its 200 day moving average is $51.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 0.57 and a quick ratio of 0.51.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The pipeline company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.52 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 27.36% and a return on equity of 15.89%. The business’s revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.45 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Williams Companies

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Williams Companies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new stake in Williams Companies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Williams Companies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Compass Planning Associates Inc acquired a new stake in Williams Companies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in Williams Companies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 86.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This is a boost from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.57%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 80.17%.

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.