12,903 Shares in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB Purchased by Calton & Associates Inc.

Calton & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 12,903 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $776,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Williams Companies by 3.1% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,540,556 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $287,644,000 after purchasing an additional 134,777 shares in the last quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH acquired a new stake in shares of Williams Companies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,627,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp increased its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 3,344.8% during the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 17,465 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,106,000 after buying an additional 16,958 shares in the last quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 261,000 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $15,689,000 after buying an additional 17,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 21.0% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,105,570 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $125,839,000 after buying an additional 365,546 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Williams Companies

Here are the key news stories impacting Williams Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: US Capital Advisors raised Williams Companies’ FY2026 EPS estimate to $2.31 and Q2 2026 EPS to $0.49, signaling slightly better near-term earnings expectations.
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader midstream commentary points to stronger gas demand and LNG-related growth, which supports the long-term outlook for Williams Companies. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: US Capital Advisors cut several forward EPS estimates for Williams Companies, including FY2027 and FY2028, which may pressure valuation expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage noting that WMB is down since its last earnings report suggests investors remain focused on softer revenue trends and reduced confidence in the post-earnings outlook. Article Title

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WMB has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Williams Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $82.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, April 20th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $82.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $84.00 price objective for the company. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Williams Companies presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $82.40.

Insider Activity at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Todd J. Rinke sold 7,364 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.39, for a total transaction of $547,807.96. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 26,055 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,938,231.45. This trade represents a 22.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Glen G. Jasek sold 2,500 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.15, for a total transaction of $195,375.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 54,101 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,227,993.15. This represents a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 78,762 shares of company stock valued at $5,937,632. 0.47% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Williams Companies Price Performance

Shares of WMB stock opened at $71.83 on Thursday. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $55.82 and a 52-week high of $80.07. The stock has a market cap of $87.74 billion, a PE ratio of 31.50, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.83. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $73.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $68.31.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The pipeline company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.10. Williams Companies had a net margin of 23.39% and a return on equity of 18.34%. The firm had revenue of $3.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.28 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.60 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.44 EPS for the current year.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be given a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 12th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 92.11%.

About Williams Companies

Williams Companies, Inc (NYSE: WMB) is a U.S.-based energy infrastructure company focused on the midstream segment of the natural gas value chain. The company develops, owns and operates assets that gather, process, transport and store natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Its operations support the movement of gas from production areas to end users including utilities, power generators, industrial customers and export facilities.

Williams’s product and service offering includes interstate and intrastate pipeline transmission, gas-gathering systems, processing facilities that remove impurities and separate NGLs, storage services and fractionation and transportation of NGL products.