Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB Shares Sold by U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC
by Teresa Graham · The Cerbat GemU.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB – Free Report) by 4.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 165,858 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 7,286 shares during the quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $9,970,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LRI Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 2,169 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $137,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Patten & Patten Inc. TN boosted its stake in Williams Companies by 1.7% during the third quarter. Patten & Patten Inc. TN now owns 11,087 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $702,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Williams Companies by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC now owns 19,006 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,142,000 after buying an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital grew its holdings in Williams Companies by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 25,000 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,510,000 after buying an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chesley Taft & Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 10,420 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $660,000 after acquiring an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.
Williams Companies Stock Down 0.0%
Williams Companies stock opened at $72.79 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $88.92 billion, a PE ratio of 34.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.53. Williams Companies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $54.19 and a fifty-two week high of $76.87. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $72.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $65.07.
Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The pipeline company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by ($0.02). Williams Companies had a return on equity of 17.32% and a net margin of 21.90%.The firm had revenue of $3.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.47 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. Research analysts expect that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current year.
Williams Companies Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th were given a dividend of $0.525 per share. This is a boost from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 13th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 98.13%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on WMB shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Friday, March 27th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $78.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Zacks Research raised shares of Williams Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $70.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $84.00 price target on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $77.47.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Williams Companies
In other Williams Companies news, CAO Mary A. Hausman sold 10,107 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.91, for a total value of $757,115.37. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 17,230 shares in the company, valued at $1,290,699.30. The trade was a 36.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.75, for a total value of $143,500.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 289,159 shares in the company, valued at $20,747,158.25. This represents a 0.69% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 53,369 shares of company stock worth $3,912,512 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.47% 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.