Williams Companies
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
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
96% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 163 | Existing positions closed: 83
26% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 678 | Existing positions reduced: 537
16% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $531M | Put options by funds: $458M
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $63B [Q1] → $66.7B (+$3.75B) [Q2]
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,547 [Q1] → 1,601 (+54) [Q2]
0.84% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.36% [Q1] → 87.2% (+0.84%) [Q2]
15% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 59 [Q1] → 50 (-9) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
6 analyst ratings
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CIBC
Robert Catellier
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$64
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Outperformer
Upgraded
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15 Aug 2025 |
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Barclays
Christine Cho
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$59
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Equal-Weight
Maintained
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14 Aug 2025 |
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Argus Research
Bill Selesky
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$66
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Buy
Reiterated
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14 Aug 2025 |
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Wells Fargo
Praneeth Satish
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$70
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Overweight
Maintained
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8 Aug 2025 |
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Scotiabank
Brandon Bingham
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$60
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Sector Perform
Maintained
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15 Jul 2025 |
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RBC Capital
Elvira Scotto
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$63
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Outperform
Reiterated
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15 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about WMB published over the past 30 days
