Q2 Earnings Estimate for WMB Issued By US Capital Advisors

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) – US Capital Advisors cut their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for Williams Companies in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 25th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.51 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.08 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Williams Companies’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.39 EPS.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($0.02). Williams Companies had a return on equity of 16.23% and a net margin of 21.63%.The business had revenue of $2.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.87 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.43 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Williams Companies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.010-2.190 EPS.

WMB has been the topic of a number of other reports. CIBC upgraded Williams Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and set a $64.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Williams Companies from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research downgraded Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Williams Companies from $70.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Mizuho raised Williams Companies to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $68.21.

Williams Companies Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSE WMB opened at $59.33 on Wednesday. Williams Companies has a 12-month low of $51.58 and a 12-month high of $65.55. The company has a market cap of $72.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $60.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $59.48.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Investors of record on Friday, December 12th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 12th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 103.09%.

Insider Activity at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 4,000 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.53, for a total value of $242,120.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 302,645 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,319,101.85. This trade represents a 1.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.44% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Williams Companies

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Williams Companies by 40.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 13,680 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $740,000 after acquiring an additional 3,969 shares in the last quarter. TCW Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 56.8% during the 1st quarter. TCW Group Inc. now owns 26,735 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,598,000 after acquiring an additional 9,683 shares in the last quarter. Prosperity Consulting Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 24.0% in the first quarter. Prosperity Consulting Group LLC now owns 32,487 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,941,000 after acquiring an additional 6,290 shares during the last quarter. New Republic Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Williams Companies during the first quarter worth $214,000. Finally, Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in Williams Companies by 32.0% during the first quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 8,173 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $488,000 after purchasing an additional 1,980 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

About Williams Companies

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.