Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB Shares Purchased by Resolution Capital Ltd

Resolution Capital Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) by 165.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 130,782 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after buying an additional 81,598 shares during the quarter. Williams Companies accounts for about 0.2% of Resolution Capital Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. Resolution Capital Ltd’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $9,518,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Electron Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 0.4% during the first quarter. Electron Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,089,869 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $79,321,000 after acquiring an additional 3,984 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 58.8% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 179,321 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $13,051,000 after acquiring an additional 66,415 shares in the last quarter. Energy Income Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Williams Companies by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Energy Income Partners LLC now owns 1,458,462 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $106,147,000 after purchasing an additional 13,577 shares during the last quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd boosted its stake in Williams Companies by 33.8% in the 1st quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd now owns 3,095 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $225,000 after purchasing an additional 781 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Williams Companies by 12.1% in the 1st quarter. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC now owns 302,076 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $21,985,000 after purchasing an additional 32,608 shares in the last quarter. 86.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Williams Companies News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street expects Williams’ June 2026 quarter, due August 3, to show year-over-year revenue and earnings growth. The company has an Earnings ESP of 7.95%, indicating that the most accurate analyst estimate is above consensus and raising the possibility of an earnings beat. Williams Companies Draws Earnings Optimism
• Positive Sentiment: Williams announced a quarterly cash dividend, reinforcing the income appeal of its midstream, largely contracted pipeline business. Midstream companies’ durable free-cash-flow generation continues to support dividend growth and share repurchases. Williams Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Midstream and MLP Free Cash Flow
• Neutral Sentiment: Williams has returned approximately 257% over five years, but the strong run has prompted investors to question whether much of the company’s future growth is already reflected in the share price. The analysis characterizes WMB as fully valued rather than clearly inexpensive. Williams Stock Looks Fully Valued
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain focused on whether Williams’ gas-infrastructure strategy and contracted cash flows can deliver the expected long-term growth. The company is scheduled to release results after the August 3 close, followed by an investor call on August 4. Williams as a Steady Hand as Crude Swings
• Negative Sentiment: Retreating crude oil and natural-gas prices have pressured the broader energy sector, while investors have taken a cautious stance ahead of earnings. Recent insider activity also showed sales without reported purchases, which may add to short-term sentiment concerns. Why Williams Stock Is Down

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.16, for a total transaction of $148,320.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 283,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,999,071.44. This trade represents a 0.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Glen G. Jasek sold 2,500 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.15, for a total value of $195,375.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 54,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,227,993.15. This represents a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 68,500 shares of company stock worth $5,182,655 over the last ninety days. 0.47% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on WMB. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce upped their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $83.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperformer” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Williams Companies from $78.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on Williams Companies from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $83.56.

Williams Companies Stock Down 0.8%

WMB stock opened at $70.24 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $85.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.57. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $55.82 and a 12 month high of $80.07. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $73.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $72.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The pipeline company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $3.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.28 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 23.39% and a return on equity of 18.34%. The firm’s revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.60 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.