Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Sells 23,337 Shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) by 5.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 416,911 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 23,337 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $24,806,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of WMB. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Williams Companies during the second quarter valued at approximately $765,164,000. BROOKFIELD Corp ON grew its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 190.3% in the 2nd quarter. BROOKFIELD Corp ON now owns 12,028,186 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $755,490,000 after buying an additional 7,884,730 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in Williams Companies by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 48,586,299 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $3,077,942,000 after buying an additional 6,668,950 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Williams Companies by 27.3% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,417,821 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $905,583,000 after buying an additional 3,089,390 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Williams Companies by 30.4% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,073,602 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $574,856,000 after acquiring an additional 2,116,526 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Williams Companies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Truist upgraded/initiated coverage on WMB with bullish recommendations and an $84 price target (~12.9% upside from the quoted level), providing near‑term catalyst and institutional endorsement. Benzinga Coverage Zacks Note
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Chad Zamarin highlighted demand for power to serve data centers on CNBC, reinforcing Williams’ exposure to secular data‑center growth and supporting medium‑term revenue diversification. CEO Interview
• Neutral Sentiment: Alan Armstrong, an energy executive, was appointed U.S. Senator for Oklahoma — a politically relevant development for the energy sector but with unclear direct impact on Williams’ fundamentals. Yahoo Article
• Negative Sentiment: US Capital Advisors issued a series of downward revisions to near‑term quarterly and FY2026/2027 EPS forecasts (examples: Q1 2026 to $0.59 from $0.61; FY2026 to $2.18 from $2.22; FY2027 to $2.37 from $2.49), which may pressure sentiment around near‑term earnings visibility even as they project stronger FY2028 EPS. These cuts are likely the main near‑term headwind cited by investors focused on guidance and consensus beats/misses. MarketBeat Summary

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WMB has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on Williams Companies from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $70.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $75.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Williams Companies from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Truist Financial began coverage on Williams Companies in a research report on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $84.00 price objective on the stock. Three 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. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $77.00.

Insider Transactions at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 27,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.92, for a total transaction of $1,968,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 293,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,377,154.28. This represents a 8.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Payvand Fazel sold 2,898 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.15, for a total transaction of $211,988.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 31,766 shares in the company, valued at $2,323,682.90. This trade represents a 8.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 51,369 shares of company stock worth $3,769,012 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WMB opened at $74.39 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $70.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $63.84. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $51.58 and a 52-week high of $76.87. The company has a market cap of $90.87 billion, a PE ratio of 34.76, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.63.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last issued its earnings results 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 business posted $0.47 EPS. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.08 EPS for the current year.

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. This is a boost from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 98.13%.

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.