US Capital Advisors Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for WMB

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) – US Capital Advisors increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Williams Companies in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 20th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the pipeline company will earn $0.57 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.55. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.08 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Williams Companies’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.36 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.50 EPS.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The pipeline company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.05. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 15.85% and a net margin of 21.17%. The firm had revenue of $3.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.90 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.59 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on WMB. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $63.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. CIBC boosted their price objective on Williams Companies from $56.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Scotiabank increased their target price on Williams Companies from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Williams Companies from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on Williams Companies from $56.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $60.50.

Williams Companies Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of Williams Companies stock opened at $58.75 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 0.50 and a quick ratio of 0.45. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.00. Williams Companies has a 1 year low of $39.88 and a 1 year high of $61.67. The company has a market capitalization of $71.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.10, a P/E/G ratio of 5.01 and a beta of 0.66.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Williams Companies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Williams Companies by 13.8% during the 4th quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 162,799 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $8,811,000 after purchasing an additional 19,782 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Equity Partners increased its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 319.9% in the fourth quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 12,038 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $651,000 after buying an additional 9,171 shares during the period. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC raised its position in shares of Williams Companies by 81.4% during the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC now owns 185,920 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $10,062,000 after acquiring an additional 83,429 shares during the last quarter. Myriad Asset Management US LP bought a new stake in Williams Companies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $995,000. Finally, ING Groep NV boosted its holdings in Williams Companies by 266.6% in the fourth quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 155,694 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $8,426,000 after acquiring an additional 113,227 shares during the last quarter. 86.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Williams Companies news, COO Micheal G. Dunn sold 96,687 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.04, for a total transaction of $5,128,278.48. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 714,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,907,316.72. The trade was a 11.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Chad A. Teply sold 26,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.46, for a total value of $1,467,960.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 133,048 shares in the company, valued at $7,511,890.08. This represents a 16.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 139,583 shares of company stock valued at $7,563,278. 0.44% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is presently 106.95%.

About Williams Companies

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.