Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB Stock Holdings Lifted by IFM Investors Pty Ltd

IFM Investors Pty Ltd increased its holdings in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) by 3.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 329,740 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after buying an additional 11,511 shares during the period. IFM Investors Pty Ltd’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $23,998,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of WMB. Severin Investments LLC bought a new position in Williams Companies in the first quarter worth about $807,000. iA Global Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 4,294.9% during the first quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 162,170 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $11,803,000 after purchasing an additional 158,480 shares during the last quarter. SMART Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Williams Companies during the first quarter valued at approximately $335,000. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Williams Companies by 7.2% during the 1st quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC now owns 20,378 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,483,000 after purchasing an additional 1,372 shares during the period. Finally, Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Williams Companies by 8.3% during the 1st quarter. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC now owns 11,293 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $822,000 after purchasing an additional 869 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Williams Companies news, CFO John Dean Porter sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,815,254.79. This trade represents a 20.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.35, for a total transaction of $152,700.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 287,159 shares in the company, valued at $21,924,589.65. This trade represents a 0.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 66,500 shares of company stock worth $5,034,335. 0.47% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wolfe Research upgraded Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. TD Cowen increased their target price on Williams Companies from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Scotiabank raised their target price on Williams Companies from $85.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Truist Financial began coverage on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $84.00 price target for the company. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $82.40.

Key Headlines Impacting Williams Companies

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

• Positive Sentiment: The rumored Momentum Midstream acquisition could expand Williams’ natural gas and LNG-related pipeline network, strengthening its position in key U.S. export corridors and supporting longer-term growth. Williams Nears $5.5 Billion Momentum Midstream Acquisition
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary continue to frame Williams as a major midstream operator with solid long-term infrastructure exposure, and recent analyst targets remain above the current share price range. Williams Eyes LNG Growth With Potential $5.5B Momentum Midstream Deal
• Negative Sentiment: UBS says Williams is likely to report weaker Q2 results as the benefit from unusually cold winter weather fades, which could temper near-term earnings expectations. Williams Expected to Post Lower Q2 Results as Winter Boost Recedes, UBS Says
• Negative Sentiment: Some investors appear worried that a large acquisition could increase financing needs and leverage, and unusual put-option activity suggests rising caution around the stock. Williams Companies Slides as Investors Weigh Reported Momentum Midstream Deal

Williams Companies Stock Performance

WMB opened at $74.39 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $73.97 and its 200-day moving average is $70.03. The stock has a market cap of $90.87 billion, a PE ratio of 32.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99. Williams Companies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $55.82 and a twelve month high of $80.07.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.34% and a net margin of 23.39%.The business had revenue of $3.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.60 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 12th were paid a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 12th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 92.11%.

Williams Companies Profile

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.