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
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Funds holding %
of 7,433 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts
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
63% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $421M | Put options by funds: $258M
26% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 673 | Existing positions reduced: 534
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $63B [Q1] → $66.5B (+$3.56B) [Q2]
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,546 [Q1] → 1,592 (+46) [Q2]
0.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.36% [Q1] → 86.96% (+0.6%) [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
Low target
$59
3%
upside
Avg. target
$64
11%
upside
High target
$70
23%
upside
6 analyst ratings
4 positive
67%
2 neutral
33%
0 negative
0%
CIBC Robert Catellier | 12%upside $64 | Outperformer Upgraded | 15 Aug 2025 |
Barclays Christine Cho | 3%upside $59 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 14 Aug 2025 |
Argus Research Bill Selesky | 16%upside $66 | Buy Reiterated | 14 Aug 2025 |
Wells Fargo Praneeth Satish | 23%upside $70 | Overweight Maintained | 8 Aug 2025 |
Scotiabank Brandon Bingham | 5%upside $60 | Sector Perform Maintained | 15 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 19 articles about WMB published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
6 days ago
Williams CEO to Present at 2025 Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference
TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Williams CEO to Present at 2025 Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
3 Midstream Stocks That Can Sail Through Energy Volatility
Kinder Morgan, MPLX and Williams boast fee-based midstream models built to withstand oil and gas price swings.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
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Positive
MarketBeat
2 weeks ago
3 Natural Gas Stocks Powering the AI Data Center Boom
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Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Williams Q2 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates, Expenses Rise Y/Y
WMB expects 2025 growth capital expenditures to be between $2.6 billion and $2.9 billion, with a leverage ratio estimated at a midpoint of 3.65x.
Positive
The Motley Fool
2 weeks ago
2 High-Quality, High-Yielding Dividend Stocks You Won't Want to Miss
The energy sector is a great place to find high-quality, high-yielding dividend stocks. With numerous options available, it is easy for investors to overlook some excellent opportunities.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 5, 2025 9:30 AM ET Company Participants Chad J. Zamarin - CEO, President & Director Danilo Marcelo Juvane - Vice President of Investor Relations John D.
Positive
The Motley Fool
3 weeks ago
Williams (WMB) Q2 Revenue Jumps 19%
Williams (WMB) Q2 Revenue Jumps 19%
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
The Williams Companies (WMB) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
The headline numbers for The Williams Companies (WMB) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (WMB) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates
Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (WMB) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.46 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.49 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.43 per share a year ago.
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