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Williams Companies (WMB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$57.44 -1.02 (-1.74%)
Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Williams Companies Stock (NYSE:WMB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$57.21
$59.15
50-Day Range
$52.01
$60.62
52-Week Range
$34.26
$61.46
Volume
11.08 million shs
Average Volume
7.50 million shs
Market Capitalization
$70.01 billion
P/E Ratio
31.39
Dividend Yield
3.31%
Price Target
$53.29
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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. The Northeast G&P segment engages in the midstream gathering, processing, and fractionation activities in the Marcellus Shale region primarily in Pennsylvania and New York, and the Utica Shale region of eastern Ohio. The West segment consists of gas gathering, processing, and treating operations in the Rocky Mountain region of Colorado and Wyoming, the Barnett Shale region of north-central Texas, the Eagle Ford Shale region of South Texas, the Haynesville Shale region of northwest Louisiana, the Mid-Continent region that includes the Anadarko and Permian basins, and the DJ Basin of Colorado; and operates natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation and storage facilities in central Kansas near Conway. The Gas & NGL Marketing Services segment provides wholesale marketing, trading, storage, and transportation of natural gas for natural gas utilities, municipalities, power generators, and producers; asset management services; and transports and markets NGLs. The company owns and operates 33,000 miles of pipelines. The Williams Companies, Inc. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Williams Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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56th Percentile Overall Score

WMB MarketRank™: 

Williams Companies scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 145th out of 268 stocks in the oils/energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Williams Companies has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.47, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Williams Companies has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Williams Companies' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Williams Companies are expected to grow by 11.54% in the coming year, from $2.08 to $2.32 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Williams Companies is 31.39, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.65.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Williams Companies is 31.39, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 13.19.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Williams Companies has a PEG Ratio of 5.01. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Williams Companies has a P/B Ratio of 4.73. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Williams Companies' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.44% of the float of Williams Companies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Williams Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Williams Companies has recently increased by 0.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Williams Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 3.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Williams Companies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Williams Companies is 103.83%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Williams Companies will have a dividend payout ratio of 81.90% in the coming year. This indicates that Williams Companies may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Williams Companies' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.44% of the float of Williams Companies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Williams Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Williams Companies has recently increased by 0.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Williams Companies has a news sentiment score of 1.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 47 news articles for Williams Companies this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    47 people have searched for WMB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 68% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    21 people have added Williams Companies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 5% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Williams Companies insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.44% of the stock of Williams Companies is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.44% of the stock of Williams Companies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Williams Companies' insider trading history.
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WMB Stock News Headlines

Better Dividend Stock: Williams vs. Kinder Morgan
Williams Companies Inc (WMB) to Participate in CERAWeek 2023
A strange twist 500 miles from Washington
Energy is life. And this year, it could also make national heroes out of President Trump and VP Vance. With the news cycle dominated by the tariffs… Elon’s DOGE… and the Russia peace talks… Hidden in America's forgotten towns, a groundbreaking energy discovery is taking shape. And it's happening right in our own backyard – in the heart of Appalachia.
Williams Executives to Speak at CERAWeek 2025
Bank of America Securities Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Williams Co (WMB)
Williams Co (WMB) Receives a Hold from Barclays
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WMB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Williams Companies' stock was trading at $54.12 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, WMB shares have increased by 6.1% and is now trading at $57.4350.
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The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 12th. The pipeline company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.47. Williams Companies had a net margin of 21.17% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.85%.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Williams Companies: Alliance Canada Marketing L.P., Alliance Canada Marketing LTD, Appalachia Midstream Services L.L.C., Aux Sable Liquid Products Inc., Aux Sable Liquid Products LP, Aux Sable Midstream LLC, Bargath LLC, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Williams Companies include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.69%), Dodge & Cox (2.98%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.56%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (2.29%). Insiders that own company stock include Terrance Lane Wilson, Scott A Hallam, Debbie L Cowan, Debbie L Pickle, William H Spence, Mary A Hausman, Alan S Armstrong and Walter J Bennett.
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Shares of WMB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Williams Companies investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 12/30 Dividend
12/13/2024
Dividend Payable
12/30/2024
Last Earnings
2/12/2025
Today
2/22/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend
3/14/2025
Dividend Payable
3/31/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Natural gas transmission
Sub-Industry
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
CUSIP
96945710
Employees
5,601
Year Founded
1908

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$53.29
High Stock Price Target
$70.00
Low Stock Price Target
$34.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-7.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.47
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$2.23 billion
Pretax Margin
28.43%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$10.50 billion
Cash Flow
$3.76 per share
Book Value
$12.15 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,219,010,000
Free Float
1,213,648,000
Market Cap
$70.01 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.04

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This page (NYSE:WMB) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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