Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.350-2.350 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.410. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $87.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Scotiabank raised their target price on Williams Companies from $85.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Citigroup upped their price target on Williams Companies from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $83.56.

Williams Companies Stock Performance

Shares of WMB opened at $71.66 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $87.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.43, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.58. Williams Companies has a twelve month low of $55.82 and a twelve month high of $80.07. 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 $73.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $72.40.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50. The business had revenue of $3.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.83 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 25.17% and a return on equity of 18.60%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.46 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.350 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Williams Companies will post 2.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 11th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 92.11%.

Insider Transactions at Williams Companies

In other news, COO Larry C. Larsen sold 12,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.48, for a total value of $917,760.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 98,219 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,511,789.12. The trade was a 10.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Glen G. Jasek sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.15, for a total transaction of $195,375.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 54,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,227,993.15. This trade represents a 4.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 18,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,402,755 over the last 90 days. 0.47% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Williams Companies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Claris Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Williams Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $289,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Williams Companies by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,723,482 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $885,029,000 after buying an additional 147,584 shares during the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Williams Companies by 8.4% in the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 32,282 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,941,000 after acquiring an additional 2,491 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 86.1% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,330,958 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $80,004,000 after purchasing an additional 615,694 shares during the period. Finally, First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA lifted its holdings in Williams Companies by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA now owns 16,600 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $998,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. 86.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.