Q2 EPS Estimates for Williams-Sonoma Cut by Zacks Research

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Williams-Sonoma in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $1.80 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.82. 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 2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.13 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.13 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.13 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $8.90 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $8.90 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $9.41 EPS.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.88 by $0.40. Williams-Sonoma had a net margin of 14.54% and a return on equity of 51.56%. The business had revenue of $2.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.34 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $5.44 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on WSM. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Williams-Sonoma to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $195.00 to $185.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $195.00 to $170.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Barclays increased their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $123.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $170.00 to $224.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $176.93.

Williams-Sonoma Price Performance

Shares of Williams-Sonoma stock opened at $141.94 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.79, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.82. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $188.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $173.93. Williams-Sonoma has a 12 month low of $125.33 and a 12 month high of $219.98.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Williams-Sonoma

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 94.8% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 19,535 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $3,026,000 after buying an additional 9,509 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 109,359 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $20,251,000 after purchasing an additional 5,337 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 48.5% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 527,740 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $97,875,000 after purchasing an additional 172,409 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service grew its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. National Pension Service now owns 316,535 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $58,616,000 after purchasing an additional 3,200 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in Williams-Sonoma by 132.0% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,905 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $723,000 after purchasing an additional 2,222 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.29% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams-Sonoma

In other Williams-Sonoma news, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 1,408 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.32, for a total value of $273,602.56. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 46,388 shares in the company, valued at $9,014,116.16. The trade was a 2.95 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Laura Alber sold 45,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.76, for a total transaction of $9,349,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 944,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $196,263,808.16. This represents a 4.55 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 112,720 shares of company stock worth $20,616,369. 1.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, May 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a $0.66 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.86%. This is a positive change from Williams-Sonoma’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.30%.

Williams-Sonoma Company Profile

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.