Heritage Family Offices LLP Purchases Shares of 15,190 Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

Heritage Family Offices LLP purchased a new position in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 15,190 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $913,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in WMB. LRI Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Williams Companies by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 2,169 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $137,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. Patten & Patten Inc. TN lifted its stake in Williams Companies by 1.7% in the third quarter. Patten & Patten Inc. TN now owns 11,087 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $702,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 25,000 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,510,000 after buying an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 10,420 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $660,000 after buying an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gentry Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Williams Companies by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Gentry Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,578 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $607,000 after buying an additional 199 shares during the period. 86.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Williams Companies Price Performance

Williams Companies stock opened at $74.39 on Wednesday. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $51.58 and a 52 week high of $76.87. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $70.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $63.84. The stock has a market cap of $90.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The pipeline company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.57 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $3.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.10 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 21.90% and a return on equity of 17.32%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.47 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a $0.525 dividend. This is an increase from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is presently 98.13%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on WMB. Tudor Pickering upgraded shares of Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $84.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Williams Companies from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $78.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $77.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Todd J. Rinke sold 7,364 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.39, for a total value of $547,807.96. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 26,055 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,938,231.45. The trade was a 22.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Mary A. Hausman sold 10,107 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.91, for a total transaction of $757,115.37. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 17,230 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,290,699.30. The trade was a 36.97% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 51,369 shares of company stock worth $3,769,012 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

More Williams Companies News

Here are the key news stories impacting Williams Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Truist upgraded/initiated coverage on WMB with bullish recommendations and an $84 price target (~12.9% upside from the quoted level), providing near‑term catalyst and institutional endorsement. Benzinga Coverage Zacks Note
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Chad Zamarin highlighted demand for power to serve data centers on CNBC, reinforcing Williams’ exposure to secular data‑center growth and supporting medium‑term revenue diversification. CEO Interview
• Neutral Sentiment: Alan Armstrong, an energy executive, was appointed U.S. Senator for Oklahoma — a politically relevant development for the energy sector but with unclear direct impact on Williams’ fundamentals. Yahoo Article
• Negative Sentiment: US Capital Advisors issued a series of downward revisions to near‑term quarterly and FY2026/2027 EPS forecasts (examples: Q1 2026 to $0.59 from $0.61; FY2026 to $2.18 from $2.22; FY2027 to $2.37 from $2.49), which may pressure sentiment around near‑term earnings visibility even as they project stronger FY2028 EPS. These cuts are likely the main near‑term headwind cited by investors focused on guidance and consensus beats/misses. MarketBeat Summary

Williams Companies Profile

Williams Companies, Inc (NYSE: WMB) is a U.S.-based energy infrastructure company focused on the midstream segment of the natural gas value chain. The company develops, owns and operates assets that gather, process, transport and store natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Its operations support the movement of gas from production areas to end users including utilities, power generators, industrial customers and export facilities.

Williams’s product and service offering includes interstate and intrastate pipeline transmission, gas-gathering systems, processing facilities that remove impurities and separate NGLs, storage services and fractionation and transportation of NGL products.