What is US Capital Advisors’ Forecast for WMB Q1 Earnings?

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors lifted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Williams Companies in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $0.57 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.54. The consensus estimate for Williams Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.08 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Williams Companies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.12 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.49 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on WMB. Barclays lifted their price target on Williams Companies from $56.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Scotiabank raised their price objective on Williams Companies from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Williams Companies from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $63.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Williams Companies from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $56.07.

Williams Companies Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of Williams Companies stock opened at $60.78 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $57.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $54.29. The company has a current ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67. The company has a market cap of $74.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.21, a PEG ratio of 5.01 and a beta of 1.03. Williams Companies has a 12-month low of $37.18 and a 12-month high of $61.67.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The pipeline company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47. Williams Companies had a net margin of 21.17% and a return on equity of 15.85%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Williams Companies

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Williams Companies in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust purchased a new position in shares of Williams Companies during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Menard Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Williams Companies during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Williams Companies during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Sandy Spring Bank bought a new position in Williams Companies in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. 86.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Chad A. Teply sold 26,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.46, for a total value of $1,467,960.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 133,048 shares in the company, valued at $7,511,890.08. This trade represents a 16.35 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, COO Micheal G. Dunn sold 96,687 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.04, for a total value of $5,128,278.48. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 714,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,907,316.72. This trade represents a 11.92 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 139,583 shares of company stock worth $7,563,278. 0.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This is a boost from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.29%. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 109.29%.

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.