Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) SVP Sells 2,000 Shares of Stock

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.65, for a total value of $141,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 281,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,863,883.35. The trade was a 0.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Terrance Lane Wilson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, July 1st, Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of Williams Companies stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.16, for a total value of $148,320.00.

Williams Companies Price Performance

WMB traded up $1.83 on Tuesday, reaching $72.26. The stock had a trading volume of 8,982,049 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,024,021. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99. The company has a market capitalization of $88.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 0.59. Williams Companies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $55.82 and a fifty-two week high of $80.07. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $73.29 and a 200-day moving average of $72.32.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50. The firm had revenue of $3.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.83 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.34% and a net margin of 23.39%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.46 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.350 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.45 EPS for the current year.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Investors of record on Friday, September 11th will be given a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 92.11%.

Institutional Trading of Williams Companies

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WMB. Main Street Group LTD bought a new position in shares of Williams Companies in the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Williams Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in Williams Companies by 59.4% in the 1st quarter. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC now owns 416 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Towne Trust Company N.A lifted its stake in Williams Companies by 60.2% during the 4th quarter. Towne Trust Company N.A now owns 431 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new position in Williams Companies during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Williams Companies

Here are the key news stories impacting Williams Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Williams agreed to acquire Momentum Midstream from EnCap Flatrock in a transaction valued at up to $5.5 billion. The deal would expand Williams’ position in the Haynesville-to-Gulf Coast corridor and provide additional infrastructure serving LNG export facilities, power generation and industrial customers. Reuters: Williams to buy Momentum, raises 2026 EBITDA forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its 2026 EBITDA outlook in connection with the acquisition, reinforcing the expected growth contribution from rising Gulf Coast natural-gas demand. The transaction remains subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. Williams second-quarter results and Momentum acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue rose 9.8% year over year to approximately $3.05 billion, exceeding the roughly $2.83 billion consensus cited by MarketBeat. EPS was $0.50, up from $0.46 a year earlier and in line with some consensus estimates. Williams quarterly earnings report

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on WMB shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $88.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Scotiabank raised their target price on Williams Companies from $85.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Williams Companies from $82.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Williams Companies from $87.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, 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 report on Tuesday, May 26th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $83.56.

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.