Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB Stock Position Trimmed by Capital Advisors Inc. OK

Capital Advisors Inc. OK lowered its stake in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,999,420 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 12,106 shares during the quarter. Williams Companies accounts for 2.2% of Capital Advisors Inc. OK’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Capital Advisors Inc. OK owned 0.16% of Williams Companies worth $148,637,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Apella Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 2.3% during the second quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 5,988 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $450,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. Mirador Capital Partners LP increased its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP now owns 16,153 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,201,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Aletheian Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Williams Companies by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter. Aletheian Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,830 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $285,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Williams Companies by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,000 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $361,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Bay Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Williams Companies by 5.2% during the second quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 2,986 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $222,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. 86.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Williams Companies Price Performance

Shares of WMB traded down $1.88 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $73.25. 5,424,800 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,942,874. The stock has a market cap of $89.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.59. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $56.08 and a 1-year high of $80.07. The company has a 50 day moving average of $73.38 and a 200-day moving average of $73.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.48.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50. The company had revenue of $3.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 25.17% and a return on equity of 18.49%. Williams Companies’s quarterly revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.46 EPS. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.350 EPS. Analysts expect that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be given 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 is Friday, September 11th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 83.67%.

Insider Activity at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 13,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.87, for a total transaction of $973,310.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 268,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,077,064.33. This represents a 4.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 17,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,262,930 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on WMB shares. Citigroup upped their price objective on Williams Companies from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Barclays upped their price objective on Williams Companies from $73.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 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, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Williams Companies has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $85.60.

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.