Brokers Set Expectations for Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NYSE:WSM)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Stock analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Williams-Sonoma in a report issued on Friday, August 23rd. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $1.82 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.94. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $8.03 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.73 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.28 EPS.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 22nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.61 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. Williams-Sonoma had a return on equity of 52.83% and a net margin of 14.29%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.56 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $137.50 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 4th. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $155.00 to $135.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $158.00 to $145.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 19th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $170.00 price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research note on Monday, August 19th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Williams-Sonoma has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $134.90.

Williams-Sonoma Stock Performance

NYSE WSM opened at $139.51 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $17.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.14, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.75. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $146.15 and a 200 day moving average of $142.35. Williams-Sonoma has a one year low of $69.02 and a one year high of $174.26.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Gleason Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 0.4% during the first quarter. Gleason Group Inc. now owns 8,969 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,848,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC now owns 521 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $105,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC grew its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 4.9% during the first quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 1,054 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $335,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 4.4% during the first quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC now owns 1,225 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $389,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise grew its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 9.6% during the first quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 617 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $196,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.29% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Williams-Sonoma

In other Williams-Sonoma news, insider Monica Bhargava sold 17,862 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.14, for a total transaction of $2,663,938.68. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Williams-Sonoma news, CEO Laura Alber sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.45, for a total transaction of $6,258,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,070,956 shares in the company, valued at $167,551,066.20. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Monica Bhargava sold 17,862 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.14, for a total value of $2,663,938.68. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Williams-Sonoma Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 19th were issued a $0.57 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 19th. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.63%. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.01%.

Williams-Sonoma Company Profile

Williams-Sonoma, Inc operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home. It offers cooking, dining, and entertaining products, such as cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks under the Williams Sonoma Home brand, as well as home furnishings and decorative accessories under the Williams Sonoma lifestyle brand; and furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, and decorative accessories under the Pottery Barn brand.