FY2026 EPS Estimate for Williams-Sonoma Increased by Analyst

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Williams-Sonoma in a report issued on Wednesday, December 3rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $8.70 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $8.55. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s Q2 2027 earnings at $2.02 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.07 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $8.95 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $2.05 EPS, Q3 2028 earnings at $2.29 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $9.58 EPS.

WSM has been the topic of several other research reports. Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $225.00 to $220.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Evercore ISI cut their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $210.00 to $200.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $181.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 25th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $202.00 to $188.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $199.00.

Williams-Sonoma Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WSM opened at $179.31 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $187.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $183.72. Williams-Sonoma has a 12 month low of $130.07 and a 12 month high of $219.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.55.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The specialty retailer reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.87 by $0.09. Williams-Sonoma had a net margin of 14.30% and a return on equity of 53.10%. The company had revenue of $1.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.86 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.96 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Williams-Sonoma Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 17th were issued a $0.66 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 17th. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Williams-Sonoma’s payout ratio is presently 29.04%.

Insider Transactions at Williams-Sonoma

In related news, CEO Laura Alber sold 12,161 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.07, for a total transaction of $2,201,992.27. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 846,927 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $153,353,071.89. This trade represents a 1.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Karalyn Yearout sold 3,500 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.79, for a total transaction of $695,765.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 14,003 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,783,656.37. This trade represents a 20.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 126,653 shares of company stock worth $24,724,440 over the last 90 days. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in Williams-Sonoma by 111.8% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 144 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC grew its holdings in Williams-Sonoma by 130.8% during the second quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 180 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the period. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in Williams-Sonoma during the third quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Quarry LP raised its position in Williams-Sonoma by 99.0% in the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 199 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. 99.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Williams-Sonoma

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.