US Capital Advisors Has Weak Outlook for WMB FY2026 Earnings

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors dropped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Williams Companies in a report issued on Monday, February 2nd. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the pipeline company will earn $2.22 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.25. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.08 per share.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.87 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 20.61% and a return on equity of 16.74%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.43 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on WMB. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Williams Companies from $69.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Mizuho upgraded Williams Companies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $72.00 to $70.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $68.29.

Williams Companies Price Performance

NYSE WMB opened at $66.36 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73. Williams Companies has a 12 month low of $51.58 and a 12 month high of $68.27. The stock has a market cap of $81.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.21, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.64. The company’s 50 day moving average is $61.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $60.14.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Williams Companies by 40.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 13,680 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $740,000 after acquiring an additional 3,969 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 5.5% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,635 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $291,000 after buying an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Williams Companies by 14.2% in the 2nd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 168,096 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $10,558,000 after acquiring an additional 20,859 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. lifted its position in Williams Companies by 28.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 1,035 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $65,000 after acquiring an additional 228 shares during the period. Finally, Berger Financial Group Inc grew its stake in Williams Companies by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Berger Financial Group Inc now owns 11,392 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $716,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams Companies

In other Williams Companies news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.90, for a total value of $123,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 297,545 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,418,035.50. This represents a 0.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This is an increase from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 108.25%.

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.