Analysts Offer Predictions for Williams-Sonoma Q3 Earnings

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group issued their Q3 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Williams-Sonoma in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $2.00 for the quarter. Telsey Advisory Group has a "Outperform" rating and a $230.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma's current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $2.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.34 billion. Williams-Sonoma had a return on equity of 51.56% and a net margin of 14.54%. The firm's revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $5.44 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on WSM. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $226.00 to $208.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $195.00 to $185.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Wedbush decreased their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $190.00 to $170.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $123.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of Williams-Sonoma from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and raised their price target for the company from $140.00 to $165.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Williams-Sonoma has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $177.93.

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Williams-Sonoma Trading Down 0.7 %

WSM stock traded down $1.16 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $169.14. The stock had a trading volume of 687,658 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,917,684. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $196.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $172.90. Williams-Sonoma has a 1-year low of $125.33 and a 1-year high of $219.98. The firm has a market cap of $20.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.82.

Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, May 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be issued a $0.66 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.56%. This is a boost from Williams-Sonoma's previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. Williams-Sonoma's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.30%.

Insider Transactions at Williams-Sonoma

In other news, CEO Laura Alber sold 45,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.76, for a total value of $9,349,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 944,666 shares in the company, valued at $196,263,808.16. This trade represents a 4.55 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 1,408 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.32, for a total value of $273,602.56. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 46,388 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,014,116.16. This trade represents a 2.95 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.50% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WSM. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in Williams-Sonoma during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 100.0% during the third quarter. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC now owns 236 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Williams-Sonoma during the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in Williams-Sonoma in the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Kozak & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in Williams-Sonoma in the fourth quarter worth $39,000. 99.29% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Williams-Sonoma Company Profile

Williams-Sonoma, Inc operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home. It offers cooking, dining, and entertaining products, such as cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks under the Williams Sonoma Home brand, as well as home furnishings and decorative accessories under the Williams Sonoma lifestyle brand; and furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, and decorative accessories under the Pottery Barn brand.