Williams Companies
0
Funds holding %
of 7,390 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 8 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
236% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 255 | Existing positions closed: 76
52% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 29 [Q3] → 44 (+15) [Q4]
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $49.2B [Q3] → $57.2B (+$7.96B) [Q4]
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,323 [Q3] → 1,472 (+149) [Q4]
1.68% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.29% [Q3] → 86.61% (-1.68%) [Q4]
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 466 | Existing positions reduced: 581
26% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $427M | Put options by funds: $573M
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$51
14%
downside
Avg. target
$60
0%
upside
High target
$70
18%
upside
8 analyst ratings
3 positive
38%
5 neutral
63%
0 negative
0%
Morgan Stanley Robert Kad 82% 1-year accuracy 14 / 17 met price target | 18%upside $70 | Overweight Maintained | 25 Mar 2025 |
Barclays Christine Cho 36% 1-year accuracy 21 / 59 met price target | 2%downside $58 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 21 Mar 2025 |
Scotiabank Brandon Bingham 67% 1-year accuracy 6 / 9 met price target | 11%downside $53 | Sector Perform Maintained | 6 Mar 2025 |
CIBC Robert Catellier 100% 1-year accuracy 1 / 1 met price target | 4%downside $57 | Neutral Maintained | 4 Mar 2025 |
RBC Capital Elvira Scotto 89% 1-year accuracy 31 / 35 met price target | 6%upside $63 | Outperform Maintained | 4 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 15 articles about WMB published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Surging Earnings Estimates Signal Upside for The Williams Companies (WMB) Stock
The Williams Companies (WMB) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
What Makes Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (WMB) a Strong Momentum Stock: Buy Now?
Does Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (WMB) have what it takes to be a top stock pick for momentum investors? Let's find out.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Natural Gas Fuels AI Data Centers: Bet on WMB & KMI Stocks Now?
Midstream companies like WMB and KMI are positioning their infrastructure to capitalize on the growing natural gas demand from expanding data centers.
Neutral
The Motley Fool
3 days ago
Worried About the Stock Market's Recent Turbulence? 3 Top Stocks to Buy for Very Visible Future Growth.
The stock market has been pretty turbulent to start this year. That volatility has created a lot of uncertainty among investors.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
4 Oil & Gas Pipeline Stocks Poised to Gain in a Thriving Industry
Midstream players secure additional cashflows from their huge backlog of growth projects, which brightens the outlook for the Zacks Oil and Gas - Production and Pipelines industry. Some of the frontrunners in the industry are ENB, KMI, WMB & MPLX.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Why I Like Enterprise Products Partners Better Than Williams Companies
I expect a boost in domestic natural gas production and more favorable regulations ahead. This view has led me to feel bullish toward stocks with a large exposure to natural gas such as EPD and WMB. WMB is a solid investment. Its higher valuation ratios can be justified to a large extent by its better growth and profitability metrics.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Buy 7 'Safer' Dividend Dogs Of 23 February Barron's Better Bets Than T-Bills
Seven of the ten lowest-priced BBB "Safer" dividend stocks, including Altria, Verizon, and Conagra, meet the dogcatcher ideal of dividends from $1000 invested exceeding single share prices. Analysts project 15.22% to 43.43% net gains for top-ten BBB dividend dogs by March 2026, with U.S. Bancorp and KeyCorp leading. Five BBB stocks, such as KeyCorp and Truist, show negative free cash flow margins, making them unsafe buys despite high yields.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Williams Chief Operating Officer to Retire
TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Williams (NYSE: WMB) today announced that Micheal Dunn, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will retire, effective May 2, 2025. “During his tenure, Micheal transformed our organization from operating as distinct business units into one cohesive, best in class operating company. He has brought strong operational discipline and an unwavering commitment to safety across the entire organization,” said Alan Armstrong, president and CEO of Williams. “I.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
Very Overrated And Very Underrated High-Yield Stocks
This popular high-yield stock is overpriced and could be setting investors up for disappointment. A high-quality opportunity with a 7%+ yield is trading at a discount while Wall Street overlooks it. The market is making a mistake—this high-yield stock just pulled back, creating a perfect buying opportunity.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Williams Up 61% in a Year: Should Investors Lock in Gains?
Over the last five years, WMB has delivered a compound annual dividend growth rate exceeding 4%.
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