Williams Companies
WMB

$42.52

1.67%

Market Cap: 51.8B

About: Williams Companies is a midstream energy company that owns and operates the large Transco and Northwest pipeline systems and associated natural gas gathering, processing, and storage assets. In August 2018, the firm acquired the remaining 26% ownership of its limited partner, Williams Partners.

Employees: 5,601

Utilities Natural Gas Transmission

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Funds holding %

of 6,702 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 14 analysts

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News positive %

of 16 articles

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q1 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

60% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $444M | Put options by funds: $277M

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.7B [Q4 2023] → $40.9B (+$4.25B) [Q1 2024]

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 475 | Existing positions reduced: 432

0.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.55% [Q4 2023] → 86.45% (-0.11%) [Q1 2024]

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,208 [Q4 2023] → 1,198 (-10) [Q1 2024]

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 114 | Existing positions closed: 124

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 [Q4 2023] → 29 (-1) [Q1 2024]

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Research analyst outlook

14 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price forecasts over the past 6 months

Low target

$34

20%

downside

Avg. target

$42

2%

downside

High target

$48

13%

upside

14 analyst ratings

5 positive

36%

8 neutral

57%

1 negative

7%

Scotiabank Tristan Richardson	1%upside $43	Sector Perform Maintained	17 Jul 2024
Barclays Theresa Chen	4%downside $41	Equal-Weight Maintained	12 Jul 2024
Truist Securities Neal Dingmann	1%downside $42	Hold Maintained	18 Jun 2024
RBC Capital Elvira Scotto	3%upside $44	Outperform Maintained	13 Jun 2024
Morgan Stanley Robert Kad	13%upside $48	Equal-Weight Maintained	10 Jun 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 16 articles about WMB published over the past 30 days

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U.S. will fall behind in the AI race without natural gas, Williams Companies CEO says

Williams Companies CEO Alan Armstrong said natural gas is crucial for the U.S. to maintain its leadership position in AI as energy demand surges from data centers. Independent data center develops have approached Williams for natural gas capacity directly form its pipelines, Armstrong said.

U.S. will fall behind in the AI race without natural gas, Williams Companies CEO says

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Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (WMB) Hit a 52 Week High, Can the Run Continue?

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Williams to Report Second-Quarter 2024 Financial Results on Aug. 5; Earnings Conference Call and Webcast Scheduled for Aug. 6

TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Williams to Report Second-Quarter 2024 Financial Results on Aug. 5; Earnings Conference Call and Webcast Scheduled for Aug. 6.

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Why The Williams Companies (WMB) is Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates Again

The Williams Companies (WMB) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

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4 Oil Pipeline Stocks to Gain From the Promising Industry

Since midstream operations have lower exposure to volatility in commodity prices, the outlook for the Zacks Oil and Gas - Production & Pipelines industry is bullish. Enbridge (ENB), Williams Companies (WMB), Kinder Morgan (KMI) and MPLX are the frontrunners in the industry.

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