Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.350-2.350 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.410. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WMB has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $82.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $82.00 price target on shares of Williams Companies in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce upped their target price on Williams Companies from $83.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperformer” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Williams Companies has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $83.56.

Williams Companies Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:WMB traded down $1.03 during trading on Monday, hitting $70.51. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,502,511 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,012,060. Williams Companies has a fifty-two week low of $55.82 and a fifty-two week high of $80.07. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $73.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $72.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.83. The company has a market capitalization of $86.13 billion, a PE ratio of 30.93, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 0.57.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.50. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.34% and a net margin of 23.39%.The company had revenue of $3.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.84 billion. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.350 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Williams Companies will post 2.45 EPS for the current year.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be issued a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 11th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 92.11%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO Larry C. Larsen sold 12,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.48, for a total transaction of $917,760.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 98,219 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,511,789.12. The trade was a 10.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Glen G. Jasek sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.15, for a total value of $195,375.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 54,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,227,993.15. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 66,500 shares of company stock valued at $5,029,955 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Williams Companies in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Williams Companies during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Williams Companies in the 3rd quarter worth $46,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 99.7% in the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 767 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 383 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Williams Companies in the fourth quarter valued at $52,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

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.