Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc. Buys 6,964 Shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 6,964 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $473,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in shares of Williams Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at $3,320,606,000. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of Williams Companies by 43.4% in the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 33,097,208 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $2,460,446,000 after buying an additional 10,013,946 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its stake in Williams Companies by 20.9% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 11,710,478 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $852,289,000 after acquiring an additional 2,020,899 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in Williams Companies during the 2nd quarter worth $596,077,000. Finally, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP purchased a new stake in Williams Companies in the second quarter valued at $500,305,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on WMB shares. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $84.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Stifel Nicolaus began coverage on Williams Companies in a report on Thursday, September 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $85.00 price objective on the stock. Melius Research assumed coverage on Williams Companies in a research report on Tuesday, September 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $84.00 target price on the stock. Barclays initiated coverage on Williams Companies in a report on Thursday, October 1st. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $82.00 target price for the company. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $86.06.

Williams Companies Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE WMB opened at $74.23 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $72.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $72.13. Williams Companies, Inc. has a one year low of $56.19 and a one year high of $80.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market cap of $90.79 billion, a PE ratio of 29.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.64.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.50. The company had revenue of $3.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.49% and a net margin of 25.17%. The company’s revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $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 2.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 28th. Investors of record on Friday, December 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.5250 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 11th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 83.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams Companies

In related news, SVP Terrance Wilson sold 2,000 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.85, for a total value of $135,700.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 262,259 shares in the company, valued at $17,794,273.15. This trade represents a 0.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders sold 19,000 shares of company stock worth $1,401,430 over the last three months. 0.47% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Williams Companies

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

• Positive Sentiment: WMB recently moved above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, signaling improving short-term and long-term momentum. These breakouts may attract technical traders and reinforce the view that the stock has established support near current levels. WMB 50-day moving average article WMB 200-day moving average article
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity points to bullish positioning: investors purchased about 151,361 WMB call options, roughly 997% above typical call volume. Options activity is speculative, but it suggests increased expectations for further gains. WMB options and moving average article
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are looking ahead to third-quarter results, with the Socrates Phase 1 project, the Momentum acquisition and strong natural-gas demand identified as potential growth drivers. Williams’ fee-based pipeline model also makes it a relatively defensive energy holding, including for power demand from data centers. Williams Q3 earnings preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Williams declared a quarterly dividend of $0.525 per share, payable December 28 to shareholders of record December 11. The $2.10 annualized payout represents a yield of approximately 2.8%, but the dividend was maintained rather than increased. Williams quarterly dividend announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Rising interest rates could pressure WMB’s valuation and increase financing costs, particularly given its relatively high leverage. Higher yields may also make the company’s dividend less attractive compared with cash and other income investments, while rising operating costs remain a risk ahead of earnings.

Williams Companies Profile

The Williams Companies, Inc is an energy infrastructure company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1908 as Williams Brothers, the company has evolved from an early pipeline contractor into a major operator of natural gas infrastructure in the United States.

Williams primarily gathers, processes, transports and stores natural gas and natural gas liquids. Its assets include interstate and regional pipelines, gas processing and fractionation facilities, storage operations, and gathering systems that connect producers with utilities, industrial customers, power generators and other energy markets.