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 6,823 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
58% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $555M | Put options by funds: $351M
52% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 141 | Existing positions closed: 93
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,290 [Q2] → 1,318 (+28) [Q3]
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $47.2B [Q2] → $49.3B (+$2.12B) [Q3]
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 487 | Existing positions reduced: 495
2.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.09% [Q2] → 88.47% (-2.62%) [Q3]
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 35 [Q2] → 29 (-6) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$51
14%
downside
Avg. target
$57
4%
downside
High target
$70
18%
upside
7 analyst ratings
2 positive
29%
5 neutral
71%
0 negative
0%
Barclays Christine Cho 60% 1-year accuracy 28 / 47 met price target | 5%downside $56 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 10 Jan 2025 |
Scotiabank Holly Stewart 100% 1-year accuracy 3 / 3 met price target | 14%downside $51 | Sector Perform Reinstated | 10 Jan 2025 |
Truist Securities Neal Dingmann 63% 1-year accuracy 100 / 159 met price target | 5%downside $56 | Hold Maintained | 3 Dec 2024 |
Goldman Sachs John Mackay 78% 1-year accuracy 18 / 23 met price target | 7%downside $55 | Neutral Maintained | 26 Nov 2024 |
UBS Shneur Gershuni 100% 1-year accuracy 13 / 13 met price target | 18%upside $70 | Buy Maintained | 15 Nov 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 14 articles about WMB published over the past 30 days
Negative
Benzinga
3 days ago
Top 2 Energy Stocks That May Plunge In January
As of Jan. 17, 2025, two stocks in the energy sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
Here's My Single Favorite Place To Buy Income
The market is facing challenges with sticky inflation and elevated valuations, necessitating a focus on high-quality, high-yielding dividend stocks to outperform. Rising long-term rates and a high term premium are pressuring markets, making bonds more attractive and demanding more from dividend stocks. America's energy sector, particularly midstream pipeline companies, is crucial for economic growth, offering significant investment opportunities due to increasing demand for natural gas infrastructure.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
The Williams Companies: Not Best Of Breed, But Good Enough
The Williams Companies boasts low leverage and stable operations, making it a solid investment despite recent mixed financial results and slightly higher valuation compared to peers. Revenue growth driven by acquisitions and expansion projects, with notable increases in the Transmission & Gulf of Mexico and West segments. Cash flows and net profits have risen, with adjusted operating cash flow and 'true free cash flow' expected to grow further in 2025.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
3 Energy Pipeline Stocks Set to Benefit From Artificial Intelligence (AI) in 2025
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Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Very Bad News For Dividend Stocks
Dividend stocks boomed from early July 2024 to late November 2024. However, since then, they have pulled back sharply. I discuss the bad news that may continue weighing on many dividend stocks.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Buy 6 'Safer' Dividend Dogs Of 23 January Barron's Better Bets Than T-Bills
Seven of the ten lowest-priced BBB Dogs, including Altria, Pfizer, and Verizon, are ready to buy, with dividends from $1K invested exceeding single share prices. Analysts project 16.27% to 32.98% net gains by January 2026 for the top-ten BBB Dogs, with LyondellBasell leading at 32.98%. Six of the top ten BBB Dogs are ideally priced, with dividends from $1K invested exceeding single share prices, meeting the dogcatcher ideal.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Big Dividends And Buybacks: The More It Drops, The More I Buy
While the market is at all-time highs, some sectors are actually in correction territory. I share one that has pulled back by ~10% in recent weeks, yet contains several opportunities with extremely strong fundamentals, attractive yields, big buybacks, and sound balance sheets. I share one of my top picks.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Williams Prices $1.5 Billion of Senior Notes
TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Williams (NYSE: WMB) announced today that it has priced a public offering of $1.0 billion of its 5.600% Senior Notes due 2035 at a price of 99.843 percent of par and $500 million of its 6.000% Senior Notes due 2055 at a price of 99.330 percent of par. The expected settlement date for the offering is January 9, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Williams intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to repay its commercial paper, n.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
3 Midstream Stocks to Monitor in a Volatile Energy Market
Amid heightened volatility, it would be wise for investors to keep an eye on midstream stocks like Kinder Morgan, The Williams Companies and MPLX.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Williams Activates Transco's Southside Reliability Enhancement
WMB's Southside Reliability Enhancement boosts energy capacity, delivering gas to more than 2 million homes with minimal environmental impact.
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