Wedbush Reaffirms Neutral Rating for Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM)

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush in a research note issued on Friday,RTT News reports. They currently have a $190.00 target price on the specialty retailer’s stock, up from their prior target price of $175.00. Wedbush’s price objective points to a potential downside of 2.18% from the stock’s previous close. Wedbush also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.08 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.63 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.09 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $136.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Gordon Haskett raised Williams-Sonoma to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Loop Capital lifted their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $145.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $162.00 to $189.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $170.00 to $224.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Williams-Sonoma presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $173.28.

Williams-Sonoma Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE WSM opened at $194.23 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $23.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.79. Williams-Sonoma has a 12-month low of $115.79 and a 12-month high of $219.98. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $201.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $168.18.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Laura Alber sold 45,000 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.76, for a total value of $9,349,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 944,666 shares in the company, valued at $196,263,808.16. The trade was a 4.55 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 3,160 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.39, for a total value of $560,552.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 46,388 shares in the company, valued at $8,228,767.32. The trade was a 6.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 49,568 shares of company stock worth $10,183,355 in the last three months. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Williams-Sonoma

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WSM. Smithfield Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 100.0% during the third quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 160 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Cassady Schiller Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 100.0% during the third quarter. Cassady Schiller Wealth Management LLC now owns 166 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma during the third quarter valued at $28,000. HM Payson & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 100.0% during the third quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 200 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sittner & Nelson LLC grew its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 100.0% during the third quarter. Sittner & Nelson LLC now owns 200 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. 99.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.