Wedbush Comments on Williams-Sonoma's Q4 Earnings (NYSE:WSM)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM - Free Report) - Research analysts at Wedbush lifted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, February 28th. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $3.13 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.93. Wedbush currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $190.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma's current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma's Q1 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.08 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.63 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.09 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $140.00 to $134.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 8th. Telsey Advisory Group lifted their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $165.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $170.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $136.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Loop Capital lifted their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $145.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Williams-Sonoma currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $173.28.

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Williams-Sonoma Trading Down 2.8 %

Williams-Sonoma stock traded down $5.19 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $182.43. 1,355,381 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,866,413. Williams-Sonoma has a 1-year low of $117.13 and a 1-year high of $219.98. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $201.27 and a two-hundred day moving average of $169.25. The stock has a market cap of $22.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.79.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WSM. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 72.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,781,201 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $1,360,384,000 after purchasing an additional 3,695,837 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 108.8% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,329,125 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $825,588,000 after buying an additional 2,777,339 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the 4th quarter worth approximately $290,121,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Williams-Sonoma by 107.5% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,689,451 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $418,223,000 after acquiring an additional 1,393,436 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Williams-Sonoma by 118.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,110,320 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $326,931,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145,410 shares in the last quarter. 99.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams-Sonoma

In related news, CEO Laura Alber sold 45,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.76, for a total transaction of $9,349,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 46,388 shares in the company, valued at $9,014,116.16. This trade represents a 2.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.50% of the company's stock.

Williams-Sonoma Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th were issued a $0.57 dividend. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 17th. Williams-Sonoma's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.98%.

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.