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
0
Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
245% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 259 | Existing positions closed: 75
52% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 29 [Q3] → 44 (+15) [Q4]
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $48B [Q3] → $56.8B (+$8.79B) [Q4]
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,324 [Q3] → 1,480 (+156) [Q4]
0.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.15% [Q3] → 86.06% (-0.09%) [Q4]
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 470 | Existing positions reduced: 580
26% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $427M | Put options by funds: $573M
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$53
10%
downside
Avg. target
$61
4%
upside
High target
$70
20%
upside
7 analyst ratings
3 positive
43%
4 neutral
57%
0 negative
0%
Morgan Stanley Robert Kad 53% 1-year accuracy 9 / 17 met price target | 20%upside $70 | Overweight Maintained | 25 Mar 2025 |
Barclays Christine Cho 35% 1-year accuracy 19 / 55 met price target | 1%downside $58 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 21 Mar 2025 |
Scotiabank Brandon Bingham 17% 1-year accuracy 2 / 12 met price target | 10%downside $53 | Sector Perform Maintained | 6 Mar 2025 |
CIBC Robert Catellier 100% 1-year accuracy 1 / 1 met price target | 3%downside $57 | Neutral Maintained | 4 Mar 2025 |
RBC Capital Elvira Scotto 67% 1-year accuracy 22 / 33 met price target | 8%upside $63 | Outperform Maintained | 4 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 23 articles about WMB published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
16 hours ago
Insights Into The Williams Companies (WMB) Q1: Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
Looking beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for The Williams Companies (WMB), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended March 2025.
Negative
MarketBeat
17 hours ago
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Neutral
Business Wire
1 day ago
Williams Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Williams Announces Quarterly Dividend.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Williams to Report Q1 Earnings: What Surprise Awaits Investors?
WMB's Q1 revenues are expected to have been driven by growing heating, power generation and LNG export needs, supported by a healthy deepwater business.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
Earnings Preview: Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (WMB) Q1 Earnings Expected to Decline
The Williams Companies (WMB) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Neutral
Benzinga
3 days ago
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Positive
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4 days ago
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Positive
The Motley Fool
4 days ago
4 Pipeline Stocks to Buy With $1,000 and Hold Forever
Pipeline companies remain well positioned despite the current disruption in the energy markets. By and large, these are toll-road businesses where energy prices have only a moderate direct impact on their results.
Neutral
Business Wire
6 days ago
Williams Announces Chief Operating Officer Appointment
TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Williams Announces Chief Operating Officer Appointment.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
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