Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Telsey Advisory Group

Telsey Advisory Group reissued their outperform rating on shares of Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) in a research report report published on Wednesday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $340.00 price target on the specialty retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.18 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Barclays lifted their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $146.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an underweight rating in a research note on Friday, March 15th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Williams-Sonoma from an underweight rating to an equal weight rating and increased their price objective for the company from $155.00 to $270.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Williams-Sonoma from a sell rating to a neutral rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $154.00 to $263.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 14th. Wedbush increased their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a report on Friday, May 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Williams-Sonoma from an underweight rating to a neutral rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $245.00 to $275.00 in a report on Friday, May 3rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Williams-Sonoma has a consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of $258.38.

Williams-Sonoma Stock Performance

Shares of WSM opened at $279.76 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.97 billion, a PE ratio of 19.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 1.72. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $299.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is $236.95. Williams-Sonoma has a 1 year low of $109.44 and a 1 year high of $348.51.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 13th. The specialty retailer reported $5.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.06 by $0.38. Williams-Sonoma had a net margin of 12.25% and a return on equity of 55.15%. The company had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $5.50 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Williams-Sonoma will post 15.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 19th will be given a dividend of $1.13 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 18th. This is a positive change from Williams-Sonoma’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. This represents a $4.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.62%. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.02%.

Insider Activity at Williams-Sonoma

In other Williams-Sonoma news, CEO Marta Benson sold 2,184 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $313.98, for a total transaction of $685,732.32. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 48,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,185,328.72. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, CEO Laura Alber sold 20,000 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock in a transaction on Friday, March 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.74, for a total value of $5,674,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 505,509 shares in the company, valued at approximately $143,433,123.66. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Marta Benson sold 2,184 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $313.98, for a total transaction of $685,732.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 48,364 shares in the company, valued at $15,185,328.72. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 61,145 shares of company stock worth $18,552,819 in the last 90 days. 1.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Williams-Sonoma

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WSM. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. purchased a new stake in Williams-Sonoma in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $274,000. Sapient Capital LLC acquired a new position in Williams-Sonoma during the fourth quarter worth $220,000. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP purchased a new position in Williams-Sonoma in the third quarter worth $4,102,000. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC raised its position in Williams-Sonoma by 11.5% in the third quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 20,711 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $3,218,000 after acquiring an additional 2,128 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its holdings in Williams-Sonoma by 425.3% in the fourth quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 78,060 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $15,751,000 after acquiring an additional 63,200 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.29% of the company’s stock.

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.