Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB Shares Bought by Envestnet Asset Management Inc.

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 4,540,556 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after acquiring an additional 134,777 shares during the quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $287,644,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of WMB. Private Wealth Management Group LLC raised its holdings in Williams Companies by 104.8% during the 2nd quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 469 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the period. Hartford Funds Management Co LLC acquired a new position in shares of Williams Companies in the second quarter worth about $29,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in shares of Williams Companies in the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Williams Companies during the second quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Williams Companies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 86.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on WMB shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research note on Monday, January 12th. TD Cowen raised their target price on Williams Companies from $69.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Williams Companies from $72.00 to $70.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Tudor Pickering raised Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Williams Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $68.64.

Williams Companies News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target to $76 and maintained a Buy rating — a clear upside catalyst that supports investor interest. Jefferies Boosts PT to $76
• Positive Sentiment: Williams recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.525 (annualized $2.10; ~3.1% yield), which is supportive of income‑oriented holders and can buoy the share price. MarketBeat: WMB Profile & Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Late‑January cold weather sparked a natural gas price rally, a macro tailwind for midstream operators like Williams that can lift throughput and fee revenue. Cold Weather Boosts Natural Gas Prices
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts expect Q4 results to show ~21% profit growth and ~14% revenue growth, setting up the Feb. 10 print as the immediate catalyst — a potential beat could reverse the pullback, while a miss would likely deepen it. Zacks Q4 Preview
• Neutral Sentiment: The Street’s average price target (~$68.29) and mixed analyst coverage imply limited consensus upside from current levels — a neutral backdrop that can mute strong moves absent a clear earnings surprise. Average Price Target $68.29
• Negative Sentiment: US Capital Advisors trimmed several 2026 EPS forecasts (Q2/Q3/Q4 and FY), shaving near‑term earnings expectations — modest but a downward revision that can pressure the stock ahead of results. MarketBeat: Analyst Estimate Changes
• Negative Sentiment: Senior VP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares (~$132,780), a small insider disposition that some investors view negatively even though his remaining stake remains large. SEC filing: SEC Form 4

Insider Activity at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.53, for a total transaction of $242,120.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 302,645 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,319,101.85. This trade represents a 1.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 8,000 shares of company stock worth $498,700. Corporate insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WMB opened at $66.38 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 0.42 and a quick ratio of 0.36. Williams Companies, Inc. has a one year low of $51.58 and a one year high of $68.95. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $61.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $60.25. The company has a market capitalization of $81.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.65.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.87 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 20.61% and a return on equity of 16.74%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.43 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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 a positive change from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is presently 103.09%.

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.