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 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
66% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $535M | Put options by funds: $322M
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $46B [Q2] → $48B (+$2.04B) [Q3]
3% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 138 | Existing positions closed: 134
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,289 [Q2] → 1,293 (+4) [Q3]
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 478 | Existing positions reduced: 488
2.59% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.8% [Q2] → 86.22% (-2.59%) [Q3]
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 35 [Q2] → 29 (-6) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
12 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
12 analyst ratings
UBS Shneur Gershuni 82% 1-year accuracy 14 / 17 met price target | 24%upside $70 | Buy Maintained | 15 Nov 2024 |
Truist Securities Neal Dingmann 50% 1-year accuracy 73 / 145 met price target | 8%downside $52 | Hold Maintained | 5 Nov 2024 |
Mizuho Gabriel Moreen 95% 1-year accuracy 19 / 20 met price target | 1%downside $56 | Outperform Maintained | 4 Nov 2024 |
CIBC Robert Catellier 0 / 0 met price target | 5%downside $54 | Neutral Maintained | 22 Oct 2024 |
B of A Securities Jean Ann Salisbury 71% 1-year accuracy 10 / 14 met price target | 3%downside $55 | Buy Reinstated | 17 Oct 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 15 articles about WMB published over the past 30 days
