Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) SVP Sells $148,340.00 in Stock

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) SVP Terrance Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.17, for a total transaction of $148,340.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 260,259 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,303,410.03. The trade was a 0.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Terrance Lane Wilson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, October 1st, Terrance Wilson sold 2,000 shares of Williams Companies stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.85, for a total transaction of $135,700.00.
• On Tuesday, September 1st, Terrance Wilson sold 2,000 shares of Williams Companies stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.56, for a total transaction of $151,120.00.
• On Friday, August 14th, Terrance Wilson sold 13,000 shares of Williams Companies stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.87, for a total transaction of $973,310.00.

Williams Companies Trading Up 3.5%

NYSE WMB traded up $2.52 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $73.71. 2,996,717 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,149,500. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $72.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $72.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.43. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $56.19 and a 12-month high of $80.07. The firm has a market cap of $90.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.46, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.64.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 2nd. The pipeline company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.54. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.49% and a net margin of 25.17%. The firm had revenue of $3.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.49 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.42 EPS for the current year.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 28th. Investors of record on Friday, December 11th will be given a dividend of $0.5250 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 11th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 83.67%.

Key Stories Impacting Williams Companies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue rose 10.3% year over year to $3.22 billion, exceeding analyst expectations of $2.99 billion. Adjusted earnings were $0.54 per share, up from $0.49 a year earlier, while management highlighted accelerating natural-gas infrastructure expansion to serve rising LNG and power-generation demand. Williams Q3 Profit Rises 8% as Natural Gas Expansion Accelerates
• Positive Sentiment: Williams said it is positioned to benefit from long-term growth in U.S. natural-gas and electricity demand. The company also indicated it is tracking toward the upper end of its full-year EBITDA range, which supports the investment case for its fee-based pipeline and midstream assets. Williams Companies Beats Q3 2026 Revenue by 10%, Eyes Upper EBITDA Range
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported EPS of $0.54 matched the broader consensus estimate and improved from the prior-year quarter, although one estimate provider characterized the result as a modest miss against its $0.55 forecast. The revenue beat was positive, but the earnings performance was not uniformly above expectations. Williams Companies Lags Q3 Earnings Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Williams lowered its fiscal 2026 EPS guidance to $2.35, below the consensus estimate of $2.42. The approximately 3% shortfall may weigh on valuation, particularly with the shares trading near their 50-day and 200-day moving averages and at a relatively elevated P/E multiple.
• Negative Sentiment: The company filed a prospectus supplement covering the potential resale of common shares. While the filing does not necessarily represent an immediate issuance, the possibility of additional shares can raise dilution and supply concerns for investors. Williams Companies Files Prospectus for Resale of Common Shares

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Williams Companies from $83.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $99.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $85.00 to $83.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 14th. Barclays began coverage on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Thursday, October 1st. They set an “overweight” rating and a $82.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $86.06.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in shares of Williams Companies during the second quarter valued at approximately $3,320,606,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in Williams Companies by 43.4% in the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 33,097,208 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $2,460,446,000 after acquiring an additional 10,013,946 shares during the period. Amundi boosted its holdings in Williams Companies by 20.9% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 11,710,478 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $852,289,000 after acquiring an additional 2,020,899 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in Williams Companies in the second quarter valued at $596,077,000. Finally, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP bought a new stake in Williams Companies in the second quarter valued at $500,305,000. Institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

About Williams Companies

The Williams Companies, Inc is an energy infrastructure company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1908 as Williams Brothers, the company has evolved from an early pipeline contractor into a major operator of natural gas infrastructure in the United States.

Williams primarily gathers, processes, transports and stores natural gas and natural gas liquids. Its assets include interstate and regional pipelines, gas processing and fractionation facilities, storage operations, and gathering systems that connect producers with utilities, industrial customers, power generators and other energy markets.