Fund Advisors of America Inc FL Purchases New Shares in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

Fund Advisors of America Inc FL acquired a new position in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 21,653 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,610,000. Williams Companies comprises about 1.5% of Fund Advisors of America Inc FL’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Williams Companies during the second quarter valued at about $302,000. Keebeck Wealth Management bought a new stake in Williams Companies in the 2nd quarter worth about $4,429,000. Blue Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in Williams Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $252,000. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Williams Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $322,000. Finally, OneAscent Investment Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Williams Companies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $423,000. Institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies Stock Performance

Shares of WMB stock opened at $70.71 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market cap of $86.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.58. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $56.08 and a 52 week high of $80.07. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $73.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $73.13.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50. Williams Companies had a net margin of 25.17% and a return on equity of 18.49%. The firm had revenue of $3.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.46 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.350 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.48 earnings per share for the current year.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 11th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio is 83.67%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on WMB shares. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Citigroup increased their price target on Williams Companies from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on Williams Companies from $87.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Williams Companies from $99.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on Williams Companies from $84.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $85.60.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Williams Companies news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 13,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.87, for a total value of $973,310.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 268,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,077,064.33. This trade represents a 4.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders sold 17,000 shares of company stock worth $1,262,930 over the last three months. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Williams Companies News Roundup

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.

Williams Companies Company 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.