Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB Shares Sold by NewEdge Wealth LLC

NewEdge Wealth LLC decreased its stake in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) by 14.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 130,388 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 21,603 shares during the period. NewEdge Wealth LLC’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $7,838,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Towne Trust Company N.A lifted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 60.2% in the 4th quarter. Towne Trust Company N.A now owns 431 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in shares of Williams Companies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Williams Companies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $46,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 99.7% in the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 767 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 383 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accordant Advisory Group Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 324.7% in the 4th quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc now owns 807 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 617 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams Companies

In other news, CFO John Dean Porter sold 50,000 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.37, for a total transaction of $3,768,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 196,567 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,815,254.79. The trade was a 20.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 27,000 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.92, for a total value of $1,968,840.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 293,159 shares in the company, valued at $21,377,154.28. This represents a 8.43% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 103,369 shares of company stock valued at $7,700,932 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Williams Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Several Wall Street firms turned more bullish on Williams Companies, with TD Cowen raising its price target to $87 and RBC lifting its target to $83, while other recent notes reiterated buy/outperform views. That suggests analysts still see meaningful upside in WMB’s growth and cash-flow profile. Analyst price target coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Q1 earnings beat expectations, with adjusted EPS of $0.73 versus estimates of $0.63, and the company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.525 per share. For income-focused investors, the stronger payout and earnings outperformance help support sentiment. Q1 earnings and market reaction
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary continues to highlight Williams’ exposure to natural gas demand from data centers and AI infrastructure, which could provide a long-term growth tailwind if the company executes well on its project pipeline. AI power boom article
• Neutral Sentiment: Williams continues to be described as a company in “record quarter” mode, with a large investment slate aimed at power innovation and data-center demand. That could support a higher valuation over time, but it depends on successful execution. Record quarter coverage
• Negative Sentiment: CFO John Dean Porter sold 50,000 shares in a recent SEC filing, and the sale follows a pattern of insider selling at WMB over the past several months. Insider sales can weigh on sentiment, even if they do not necessarily signal a change in fundamentals. SEC Form 4 — insider sale
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also watching leverage and capex pressure, as market discussion points to higher debt and a sizable growth spending plan that could constrain financial flexibility if project returns take time to materialize. Balance sheet concerns

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Scotiabank raised their price target on Williams Companies from $84.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Citigroup raised their price target on Williams Companies from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Williams Companies from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Truist Financial assumed coverage on Williams Companies in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $84.00 target price on the stock. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on Williams Companies from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $80.27.

Williams Companies Stock Down 0.1%

WMB opened at $71.90 on Monday. Williams Companies, Inc. has a one year low of $55.82 and a one year high of $77.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.83. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $73.22 and its 200-day moving average is $66.16. The company has a market capitalization of $87.83 billion, a PE ratio of 31.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.61.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The pipeline company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $3.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.28 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.34% and a net margin of 23.39%.Williams Companies’s revenue for the quarter was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.60 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 12th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is currently 92.11%.

About Williams Companies

Williams Companies, Inc (NYSE: WMB) is a U.S.-based energy infrastructure company focused on the midstream segment of the natural gas value chain. The company develops, owns and operates assets that gather, process, transport and store natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Its operations support the movement of gas from production areas to end users including utilities, power generators, industrial customers and export facilities.

Williams’s product and service offering includes interstate and intrastate pipeline transmission, gas-gathering systems, processing facilities that remove impurities and separate NGLs, storage services and fractionation and transportation of NGL products.