180 Wealth Advisors LLC Lowers Stock Position in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

180 Wealth Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) by 51.7% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 8,018 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 8,567 shares during the period. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $482,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WMB. Marshall Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Williams Companies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $740,000. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Williams Companies by 17.2% during the 4th quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 26,511 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,594,000 after acquiring an additional 3,889 shares in the last quarter. O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in Williams Companies by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc. now owns 20,792 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,250,000 after acquiring an additional 1,272 shares during the period. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC boosted its holdings in Williams Companies by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC now owns 49,271 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $2,962,000 after acquiring an additional 498 shares during the period. Finally, Gryphon Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Williams Companies in the 4th quarter valued at about $215,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies Stock Performance

Shares of WMB opened at $74.39 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.53. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $51.58 and a 1 year high of $76.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $90.87 billion, a PE ratio of 34.76, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.63. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $70.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $63.84.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The pipeline company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $3.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 21.90% and a return on equity of 17.32%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.47 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. On average, analysts predict 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. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. This is a boost from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. Williams Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 98.13%.

Key Headlines Impacting Williams Companies

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

• Positive Sentiment: New analyst coverage: Truist initiated coverage with a “buy” and an $84 price target (about a mid‑teens upside vs. current levels), which can attract demand from institutional investors and supports the stock. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Growth narrative: CEO Chad Zamarin highlighted rising power demand from data centers and how Williams is positioned to serve that market — a potential multi-year revenue/volume tailwind if Williams secures more data‑center power business. Williams CEO on data center power
• Positive Sentiment: Longer-term upside in analyst models: US Capital Advisors’ note includes a FY2028 EPS projection of $2.95 and multi‑year quarterly forecasts that imply accelerating earnings out years, supporting a longer‑term bullish view if the company executes. MarketBeat coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Political/industry context: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to the U.S. Senate. Armstrong’s background in energy could be supportive for industry policy, but the direct impact on Williams is uncertain and likely limited in the near term. Alan Armstrong Becomes Newest U.S. Senator
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term estimate cuts: US Capital Advisors trimmed several near‑term EPS forecasts (Q2 and Q3 2026 down slightly, and FY2026 lowered to $2.18 from $2.22). Those cuts increase short‑term execution risk and may pressure sentiment until results/visibility improve. MarketBeat coverage

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on WMB. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $75.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Tudor Pickering raised shares of Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $78.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Scotiabank raised shares of Williams Companies from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $66.00 to $84.00 in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $69.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Williams Companies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $77.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Williams Companies news, CAO Mary A. Hausman sold 10,107 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.91, for a total transaction of $757,115.37. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 17,230 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,290,699.30. The trade was a 36.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Payvand Fazel sold 2,898 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.15, for a total value of $211,988.70. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 31,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,323,682.90. This represents a 8.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 51,369 shares of company stock valued at $3,769,012 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies Company 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.