Williams-Sonoma
About: With a retail and direct-to-consumer presence, Williams-Sonoma is a player in the $300 billion domestic home category and $450 billion international home market, focused on expanding its exposure in the B2B ($80 billion total addressable market), marketplace, and franchise areas. Namesake Williams-Sonoma (156 stores) offers high-end cooking essentials, while Pottery Barn (184) provides casual home accessories. West Elm (121) is an emerging concept for young professionals, and Rejuvenation (11) offers lighting and house parts. Brand extensions include Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen (45) as well as Mark & Graham and Greenrow. Williams-Sonoma also has a business-to-business team that supports projects that range from residential to large-scale commercial.
Employees: 19,300
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
16% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 111 | Existing positions closed: 96
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 785 [Q1] → 800 (+15) [Q2]
0.46% more ownership
Funds ownership: 97.36% [Q1] → 97.82% (+0.46%) [Q2]
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 273 | Existing positions reduced: 306
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19.7B [Q1] → $17.6B (-$2.13B) [Q2]
28% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $288M | Put options by funds: $401M
31% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 26 [Q1] → 18 (-8) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
14 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
14 analyst ratings
Citigroup Steven Zaccone 57% 1-year accuracy 8 / 14 met price target | 3%upside $134 | Neutral Maintained | 8 Nov 2024 |
Wedbush Seth Basham 54% 1-year accuracy 43 / 80 met price target | 4%upside $135 | Neutral Downgraded | 30 Oct 2024 |
Telsey Advisory Group Cristina Fernandez 29% 1-year accuracy 6 / 21 met price target | 27%upside $165 | Outperform Maintained | 11 Oct 2024 |
TD Cowen Max Rakhlenko 61% 1-year accuracy 11 / 18 met price target | 23%upside $160 | Buy Maintained | 16 Sept 2024 |
Jefferies Jonathan Matuszewski 20% 1-year accuracy 1 / 5 met price target | 20%upside $156 | Buy Upgraded | 11 Sept 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 12 articles about WSM published over the past 30 days