Kinsale Capital Group Inc. Buys 8,779 Shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

Kinsale Capital Group Inc. lifted its stake in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) by 4.4% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 208,073 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,779 shares during the quarter. Williams Companies comprises about 2.1% of Kinsale Capital Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Kinsale Capital Group Inc.’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $12,507,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan raised its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 14.0% in the fourth quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan now owns 52,843 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $3,176,000 after buying an additional 6,480 shares during the period. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc raised its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc now owns 155,630 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $9,355,000 after buying an additional 1,001 shares during the period. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Williams Companies by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 14,097 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $847,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the period. Hills Bank & Trust Co raised its stake in Williams Companies by 17.0% during the 4th quarter. Hills Bank & Trust Co now owns 2,954 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $178,000 after purchasing an additional 429 shares during the period. Finally, Qsemble Capital Management LP raised its stake in Williams Companies by 800.0% during the 4th quarter. Qsemble Capital Management LP now owns 102,617 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $6,168,000 after purchasing an additional 91,215 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup lifted their target price on Williams Companies from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Williams Companies from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Williams Companies from $83.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised Williams Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $82.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $80.47.

Williams Companies Stock Up 0.1%

NYSE WMB opened at $77.77 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $95.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.61. Williams Companies, Inc. has a one year low of $55.82 and a one year high of $78.24. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $73.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $66.73.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The pipeline company reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $3.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.28 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.34% and a net margin of 23.39%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.60 EPS. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be given a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 12th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 92.11%.

Trending Headlines about Williams Companies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Williams reported better-than-expected Q1 earnings, with adjusted EPS topping estimates, and management reaffirmed full-year guidance while also raising its dividend by 5%, reinforcing the company’s income appeal. A Look At Williams Companies (WMB) Valuation After Q1 2026 Beat And New Power Project Announcements
• Positive Sentiment: Investor focus has also turned to Williams’ new power-project announcements and CEO comments about a “unique solution” for lowering utility bills, which may be helping the stock’s growth story. Williams CEO outlines ‘unique solution’ for lowering utility bills
• Neutral Sentiment: A recent valuation comparison with Ultrapar Participacoes (UGP) kept WMB in the spotlight, but it was largely a comparative analysis rather than a clear company-specific catalyst. UGP vs. WMB: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
• Negative Sentiment: COO Larry C. Larsen sold 12,000 shares in an SEC-disclosed transaction, which can sometimes pressure sentiment even though the sale represents only a portion of his holdings. SEC Form 4 filing for Larry C. Larsen

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 27,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.92, for a total transaction of $1,968,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 293,159 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,377,154.28. This represents a 8.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Todd J. Rinke sold 7,364 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.39, for a total value of $547,807.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 26,055 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,938,231.45. This trade represents a 22.04% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 115,369 shares of company stock worth $8,618,692. 0.47% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.