FY2025 EPS Forecast for Williams Companies Raised by Analyst

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) – Equities researchers at US Capital Advisors raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Williams Companies in a research note issued on Monday, October 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $2.05 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.02. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.91 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Williams Companies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The pipeline company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.46 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 16.17% and a net margin of 27.11%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.42 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $43.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 8th. CIBC upped their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $45.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Barclays lifted their price objective on Williams Companies from $42.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Williams Companies from $51.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $48.62.

Williams Companies Price Performance

Williams Companies stock opened at $52.51 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $47.62 and its 200 day moving average is $43.61. Williams Companies has a one year low of $32.65 and a one year high of $52.85. The firm has a market cap of $64.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.54, a P/E/G ratio of 5.88 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 0.45 and a quick ratio of 0.39.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Williams Companies news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.29, for a total transaction of $90,580.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 304,200 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,777,218. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Williams Companies

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of WMB. SouthState Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Williams Companies in the second quarter valued at about $31,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton increased its holdings in Williams Companies by 50.4% during the third quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 752 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Williams Companies in the second quarter worth about $34,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Williams Companies in the second quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Fortitude Family Office LLC grew its position in shares of Williams Companies by 120.8% during the 3rd quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 996 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 545 shares during the period. 86.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Williams Companies Company Profile

The Williams Companies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in the United States. It operates through Transmission & Gulf of Mexico, Northeast G&P, West, and Gas & NGL Marketing Services segments. The Transmission & Gulf of Mexico segment comprises natural gas pipelines; Transco, Northwest pipeline, MountainWest, and related natural gas storage facilities; and natural gas gathering and processing, and crude oil production handling and transportation assets in the Gulf Coast region.