Insider Selling: Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) SVP Sells 2,000 Shares of Stock

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.24, for a total value of $150,480.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 291,159 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,906,803.16. The trade was a 0.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Terrance Lane Wilson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, February 24th, Terrance Lane Wilson sold 27,000 shares of Williams Companies stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.92, for a total value of $1,968,840.00.
• On Monday, February 2nd, Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of Williams Companies stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.39, for a total transaction of $132,780.00.
• On Tuesday, December 9th, Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of Williams Companies stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.90, for a total transaction of $123,800.00.

Williams Companies Price Performance

Shares of WMB stock traded down $0.65 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $75.61. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,274,377 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,774,302. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. The business has a fifty day moving average of $65.70 and a 200-day moving average of $61.97. Williams Companies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $51.58 and a twelve month high of $76.87. The stock has a market cap of $92.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.63.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The pipeline company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.57 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $3.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 17.32% and a net margin of 21.90%.During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.47 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.08 EPS for the current year.

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This is an increase from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio is 93.46%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $71.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $72.00 to $70.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $69.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Williams Companies from $83.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Williams Companies from $75.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Williams Companies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $75.86.

Institutional Trading of Williams Companies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Towne Trust Company N.A boosted its holdings in Williams Companies by 60.2% in the fourth quarter. Towne Trust Company N.A now owns 431 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Williams Companies in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Hartford Funds Management Co LLC acquired a new position in shares of Williams Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Clearstead Trust LLC grew its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 62.2% during the 4th quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 485 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the period. Finally, Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Williams Companies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. 86.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Williams Companies Company Profile

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.