Zacks Research Predicts Higher Earnings for Williams-Sonoma

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Williams-Sonoma in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now forecasts that the specialty retailer will earn $1.72 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.69. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $3.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.49 EPS.

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

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $195.00 to $170.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. UBS Group upgraded Williams-Sonoma from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $140.00 to $165.00 in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Robert W. Baird raised Williams-Sonoma from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $170.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday. Barclays raised their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $123.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $226.00 to $208.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Williams-Sonoma presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $178.93.

Williams-Sonoma Stock Performance

Shares of WSM opened at $145.01 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $17.91 billion, a PE ratio of 17.15, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.76. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $186.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $174.08. Williams-Sonoma has a twelve month low of $125.33 and a twelve month high of $219.98.

Institutional Trading of Williams-Sonoma

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 16,087.6% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 264,343 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $41,793,000 after acquiring an additional 262,710 shares during the period. AdvisorNet Financial Inc lifted its holdings in Williams-Sonoma by 25.2% during the 1st quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 512 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in Williams-Sonoma by 789.6% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 2,918 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $461,000 after buying an additional 2,590 shares in the last quarter. 111 Capital bought a new stake in Williams-Sonoma during the fourth quarter worth about $557,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 111.7% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 54,745 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $10,138,000 after buying an additional 28,880 shares in the last quarter. 99.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 36,312 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.79, for a total value of $6,020,166.48. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 46,388 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,690,666.52. This represents a 43.91 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Laura Alber sold 45,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.76, for a total value of $9,349,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 944,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $196,263,808.16. The trade was a 4.55 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 112,720 shares of company stock worth $20,616,369. Company insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, May 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given 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 dividend yield of 1.82%. This is an increase from Williams-Sonoma’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.30%.

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.