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Williams Companies (WMB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$59.22 -1.41 (-2.32%)
As of 01/22/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Williams Companies Stock (NYSE:WMB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$59.13
$61.46
50-Day Range
$52.01
$60.62
52-Week Range
$32.65
$61.46
Volume
8.80 million shs
Average Volume
7.33 million shs
Market Capitalization
$72.19 billion
P/E Ratio
24.99
Dividend Yield
3.21%
Price Target
$53.00
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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75th Percentile Overall Score

WMB MarketRank™: 

Williams Companies scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 90th out of 267 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 been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

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

    Earnings for Williams Companies are expected to grow by 6.25% in the coming year, from $1.92 to $2.04 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Williams Companies is 24.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.59.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Williams Companies is 24.99, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 13.33.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Williams Companies has a PEG Ratio of 5.30. 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 4.85. 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

    1.47% of the outstanding shares of Williams Companies have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Williams Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, 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 4.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Williams Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 3.21%, 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 80.17%. 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 93.14% 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

    1.47% of the outstanding shares of Williams Companies have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Williams Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, 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 4.62%, 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 30 news articles for Williams Companies this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    28 people have searched for WMB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 12% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    20 people have added Williams Companies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Williams Companies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $447,641.00 in 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 Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Williams Companies' stock was trading at $54.12 at the start of the year. Since then, WMB stock has increased by 9.4% and is now trading at $59.2210.
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The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) released its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The pipeline company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.01. Williams Companies's revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis.
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Williams Companies subsidiaries include 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.

Williams Companies' top institutional investors include Chickasaw Capital Management LLC (0.17%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.13%), CUSHING ASSET MANAGEMENT LP dba NXG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (0.11%) and Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.08%). 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

Last Earnings
11/06/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/30 Dividend
12/13/2024
Dividend Payable
12/30/2024
Today
1/22/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
2/12/2025
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
$53.00
High Stock Price Target
$70.00
Low Stock Price Target
$34.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-10.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.47
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$3.18 billion
Pretax Margin
37.22%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$10.54 billion
Cash Flow
$3.69 per share
Book Value
$12.21 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,219,012,000
Free Float
1,213,648,000
Market Cap
$72.19 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.06

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This page (NYSE:WMB) was last updated on 1/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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