Zacks Research Expects Reduced Earnings for Williams-Sonoma

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $1.80 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.82. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma's current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma's Q2 2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.13 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.13 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.13 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $8.90 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $8.90 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $9.41 EPS.

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

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A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Baird R W raised Williams-Sonoma from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $195.00 to $185.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $226.00 to $208.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. UBS Group raised shares of Williams-Sonoma from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $140.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $195.00 to $170.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Williams-Sonoma currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $178.93.

Williams-Sonoma Trading Up 8.2 %

Shares of NYSE:WSM traded up $11.43 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $150.64. The stock had a trading volume of 1,461,186 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,045,681. Williams-Sonoma has a 1 year low of $125.33 and a 1 year high of $219.98. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $183.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $173.77. The company has a market capitalization of $18.61 billion, a PE ratio of 17.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.76.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 100.0% in 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 in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma during the fourth quarter worth $37,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the fourth quarter valued at $38,000. Kozak & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in Williams-Sonoma during the 4th quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Williams-Sonoma during the 4th quarter worth $46,000. 99.29% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams-Sonoma

In related news, CEO Laura Alber sold 45,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.76, for a total value of $9,349,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 944,666 shares in the company, valued at approximately $196,263,808.16. The trade was a 4.55 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 36,312 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.79, for a total transaction of $6,020,166.48. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 46,388 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,690,666.52. This represents a 43.91 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 112,720 shares of company stock worth $20,616,369. Insiders own 1.50% of the company's stock.

Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 is an increase from Williams-Sonoma's previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.75%. Williams-Sonoma's payout ratio is 29.30%.

About Williams-Sonoma

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.