Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC Buys Shares of 12,765 Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC purchased a new position in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 12,765 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $949,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Main Street Group LTD bought a new stake in shares of Williams Companies during the 1st quarter worth $26,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Williams Companies in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new position in Williams Companies in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in Williams Companies by 59.4% during the first quarter. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC now owns 416 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Williams Companies during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies Stock Performance

Williams Companies stock opened at $75.26 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. Williams Companies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $56.08 and a twelve month high of $80.07. The company has a market capitalization of $92.06 billion, a PE ratio of 29.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.59.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50. The firm had revenue of $3.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.83 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.49% and a net margin of 25.17%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.46 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.350 EPS. Research analysts expect that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.45 EPS for the current year.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The firm 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 $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 83.67%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WMB has been the subject of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Williams Companies from $88.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on Williams Companies from $87.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Wall Street Zen downgraded Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce upped their target price on Williams Companies from $83.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperformer” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $99.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $85.60.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.56, for a total transaction of $151,120.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 264,259 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,967,410.04. The trade was a 0.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 19,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,414,050. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Williams Companies 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.