Evolve Private Wealth LLC Invests $912,000 in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

Evolve Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 12,264 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $912,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of WMB. Apella Capital LLC raised its holdings in Williams Companies by 2.3% during the second quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 5,988 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $450,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares during the period. Mirador Capital Partners LP boosted its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 0.9% in the second quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP now owns 16,153 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,201,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the period. Aletheian Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Williams Companies by 3.8% during the second quarter. Aletheian Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,830 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $285,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Williams Companies by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,000 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $361,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Bay Advisors LLC raised its stake in Williams Companies by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 2,986 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $222,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley raised its price target for Williams Companies to $103, signaling substantial potential upside from recent trading levels and providing a constructive counterpoint to the earnings estimate cuts. Morgan Stanley Increases Williams Companies Price Target to $103
• Neutral Sentiment: The company’s latest reported quarter was solid: Williams earned $0.50 per share, matching consensus, while revenue of $3.05 billion exceeded expectations and increased 9.8% year over year. Its fee-based pipeline operations provide relatively stable cash flows.
• Negative Sentiment: US Capital Advisors lowered its EPS forecasts across several periods, including fourth-quarter 2026 EPS to $0.57 from $0.60, first-quarter 2027 EPS to $0.55 from $0.59, second-quarter 2027 EPS to $0.40 from $0.48, and third-quarter 2027 EPS to $0.50 from $0.55.
• Negative Sentiment: The firm also reduced its full-year 2027 EPS estimate to $2.07 from $2.28 and its 2028 forecast to $2.67 from $2.86. These revisions suggest analysts see weaker near- to medium-term earnings growth than previously expected and are likely the main reason the stock has decreased.

Insider Transactions at Williams Companies

In related news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 13,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.87, for a total transaction of $973,310.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 268,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,077,064.33. This represents a 4.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders have sold a total of 17,000 shares of company stock worth $1,262,930 over the last quarter. 0.47% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Williams Companies Price Performance

NYSE:WMB opened at $70.71 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $73.38 and its 200 day moving average is $73.18. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $56.08 and a 12 month high of $80.07. The company has a market capitalization of $86.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a current ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50. The business had revenue of $3.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.49% and a net margin of 25.17%.The company’s revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.46 EPS. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.350 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Investors of record on Friday, September 11th will be given a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is currently 83.67%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on WMB shares. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce boosted their price target on Williams Companies from $83.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperformer” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $89.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $99.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Williams Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $85.60.

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.