Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also provides home decor products under the West Elm brand; kids accessories under the Pottery Barn Kids brand; and an organic bedding to multi-purpose furniture under the Pottery Barn Teen brand. In addition, it offers made-to-order lighting, hardware, furniture, and home decors inspired by history under the Rejuvenation brand; personalized products and custom gifts under the Mark and Graham brand; and colorful and vintage-inspired heirloom products under the GreenRow, as well as operates a 3-D imaging and augmented reality platform for the home furnishings and décor industry under the Outward brand. The company markets its products through e-commerce websites, direct-mail catalogs, and retail stores. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $177.01 to $186.11
• 50-Day Range: $129.13 to $198.11
• 52-Week Range: $95.76 to $199.41
• Volume: 6.99 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.00 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $22.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.72
• Dividend Yield: 1.24%
• Price Target: $158.78
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Williams-Sonoma Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Williams-Sonoma scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 219 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Williams-Sonoma has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.06, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Williams-Sonoma has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.53%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Williams-Sonoma are expected to grow by 2.53% in the coming year, from $8.29 to $8.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Williams-Sonoma is 21.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.36.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Williams-Sonoma is 21.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 108.99.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Williams-Sonoma has a PEG Ratio of 2.98. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Williams-Sonoma has a P/B Ratio of 11.86. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.37% of the outstanding shares of Williams-Sonoma have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Williams-Sonoma has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Williams-Sonoma has recently decreased by 7.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Williams-Sonoma pays a meaningful dividend of 1.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Williams-Sonoma has been increasing its dividend for 19 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Williams-Sonoma is 26.98%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Williams-Sonoma will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.82% next year. This indicates that Williams-Sonoma will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.80

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.37% of the outstanding shares of Williams-Sonoma have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Williams-Sonoma has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Williams-Sonoma has recently decreased by 7.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.27

News Sentiment

Williams-Sonoma has a news sentiment score of 1.27. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Williams-Sonoma this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

22 people have searched for WSM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 47% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Williams-Sonoma to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 9% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Williams-Sonoma insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,780,152.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.50% of the stock of Williams-Sonoma is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.29% of the stock of Williams-Sonoma is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WSM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WSM shares performed this year?

Williams-Sonoma's stock was trading at $100.89 at the start of the year. Since then, WSM shares have increased by 82.1% and is now trading at $183.68.
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How were Williams-Sonoma's earnings last quarter?

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 22nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.74 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.13. The firm's revenue was down 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

When did Williams-Sonoma's stock split?

Shares of Williams-Sonoma split on Tuesday, July 9th 2024. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, July 9th 2024. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Tuesday, July 9th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Who are Williams-Sonoma's major shareholders?

Williams-Sonoma's top institutional investors include FMR LLC (6.95%), State Street Corp (4.22%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.13%) and Pacer Advisors Inc. (1.67%). Insiders that own company stock include Laura Alber, Julie Whalen, Marta Benson, David Randolph King, Jeffrey Howie, Ryan Ross, Karalyn Smith, Monica Bhargava and Sabrina Simmons.
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How do I buy shares of Williams-Sonoma?

Shares of WSM 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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Williams-Sonoma own?

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/22/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/22 Dividend: 10/18/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/22/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Home furniture, furnishings & equipment stores
• Sub-Industry: Homefurnishing Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WSM
• CUSIP: 96990410
• CIK: 719955
• Web: www.williams-sonomainc.com
• Phone: (415) 421-7900
• Fax: 415-434-0881
• Employees: 19,300
• Year Founded: 1956

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $158.78
• High Stock Price Target: $226.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $77.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -13.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.06
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $8.45
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.72
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.16
• P/E Growth: 2.98
• Net Income: $949.76 million
• Net Margins: 14.54%
• Pretax Margin: 19.24%
• Return on Equity: 51.56%
• Return on Assets: 21.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.35
• Quick Ratio: 0.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.53 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.00
• Cash Flow: $8.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.89
• Book Value: $15.49 per share
• Price / Book: 11.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 123,100,000
• Free Float: 121,254,000
• Market Cap: $22.61 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.81