Wedbush Has Negative Outlook of Williams-Sonoma Q1 Earnings

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Equities researchers at Wedbush dropped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Williams-Sonoma in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now anticipates that the specialty retailer will earn $1.69 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.72. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $170.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.43 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.02 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.00 EPS.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.88 by $0.40. The business had revenue of $2.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.34 billion. Williams-Sonoma had a net margin of 14.54% and a return on equity of 51.56%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $5.44 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on WSM. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $195.00 to $170.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Gordon Haskett upgraded Williams-Sonoma to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Williams-Sonoma from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $140.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $170.00 to $224.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $195.00 to $185.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $177.93.

Williams-Sonoma Stock Down 0.7 %

WSM stock opened at $169.10 on Monday. Williams-Sonoma has a twelve month low of $125.33 and a twelve month high of $219.98. The firm has a market cap of $20.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.00, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.82. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $196.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $173.17.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Williams-Sonoma

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in Williams-Sonoma during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC raised its stake in Williams-Sonoma by 100.0% during the third quarter. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC now owns 236 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the 4th quarter worth $37,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Kozak & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Williams-Sonoma during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. 99.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Williams-Sonoma news, CEO Laura Alber sold 45,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.76, for a total value of $9,349,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 944,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $196,263,808.16. The trade was a 4.55 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 1,408 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.32, for a total transaction of $273,602.56. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 46,388 shares in the company, valued at $9,014,116.16. This represents a 2.95 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, May 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a $0.66 dividend. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.56%. This is a boost from Williams-Sonoma’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio is 29.30%.

Williams-Sonoma Company Profile

Williams-Sonoma, Inc operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home. It offers cooking, dining, and entertaining products, such as cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks under the Williams Sonoma Home brand, as well as home furnishings and decorative accessories under the Williams Sonoma lifestyle brand; and furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, and decorative accessories under the Pottery Barn brand.