US Capital Advisors Weighs in on The Williams Companies, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:WMB)

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Williams Companies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, July 29th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.47 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.45. US Capital Advisors currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.85 per share.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 6th. The pipeline company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.69 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 16.27% and a net margin of 27.29%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.56 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on WMB. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 8th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 10th. CIBC raised their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 8th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $43.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Finally, Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and set a $34.00 price target on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Thursday, April 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.77.

Williams Companies Price Performance

Shares of WMB opened at $42.21 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.44 billion, a PE ratio of 17.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.74 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.48. Williams Companies has a 1-year low of $32.49 and a 1-year high of $45.10. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $42.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $38.89.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 13th will be paid a $0.475 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 13th. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.50%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 79.83%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Debbie L. Pickle sold 38,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.61, for a total transaction of $1,513,102.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 60,410 shares in the company, valued at $2,392,840.10. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Williams Companies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Williams Companies during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Williams Companies in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Rise Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Williams Companies in the first quarter valued at $27,000. Fairman Group LLC purchased a new stake in Williams Companies in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Alaska Permanent Fund Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Williams Companies in the first quarter valued at about $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies Company Profile

The Williams Companies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in the United States. It operates through Transmission & Gulf of Mexico, Northeast G&P, West, and Gas & NGL Marketing Services segments. The Transmission & Gulf of Mexico segment comprises natural gas pipelines; Transco, Northwest pipeline, MountainWest, and related natural gas storage facilities; and natural gas gathering and processing, and crude oil production handling and transportation assets in the Gulf Coast region.