Williams Companies (WMB) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 12/8/2025 – Williams Companies had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/1/2025 – Williams Companies had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/1/2025 – Williams Companies was upgraded by analysts at Tudor Pickering from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 11/24/2025 – Williams Companies had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/17/2025 – Williams Companies had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/13/2025 – Williams Companies had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $65.00 to $70.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/11/2025 – Williams Companies had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/6/2025 – Williams Companies had its price target raised by analysts at TD Cowen from $69.00 to $70.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Williams Companies had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/5/2025 – Williams Companies had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $72.00 to $70.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Williams Companies had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $72.00 to $70.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/27/2025 – Williams Companies was upgraded by analysts at Mizuho to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 10/17/2025 – Williams Companies was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating.
• 10/14/2025 – Williams Companies had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/14/2025 – Williams Companies had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $65.00 to $66.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Investors of record on Friday, December 12th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 12th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 103.09%.

Insider Transactions at Williams Companies

In other Williams Companies news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.90, for a total transaction of $123,800.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 297,545 shares in the company, valued at $18,418,035.50. This trade represents a 0.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.