The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) Shares Sold by Clarius Group LLC

Clarius Group LLC lessened its position in The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) by 3.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,596 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 348 shares during the quarter. Clarius Group LLC’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $465,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in WMB. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Williams Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $275,000. Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in Williams Companies by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC now owns 74,009 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $4,005,000 after purchasing an additional 900 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 12.2% during the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,761 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $420,000 after purchasing an additional 841 shares during the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 18.3% in the fourth quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 44,045 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $2,384,000 after purchasing an additional 6,804 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lake Street Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Williams Companies by 8.4% during the fourth quarter. Lake Street Private Wealth LLC now owns 10,852 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $587,000 after buying an additional 844 shares during the last quarter. 86.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Williams Companies

In other Williams Companies news, CAO Mary A. Hausman sold 7,951 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.30, for a total value of $447,641.30. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 25,858 shares in the company, valued at $1,455,805.40. This trade represents a 23.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Bank of America assumed coverage on Williams Companies in a report on Thursday, October 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $55.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Barclays lifted their target price on Williams Companies from $46.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Williams Companies from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Scotiabank reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $51.00 target price on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Friday, January 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Williams Companies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $53.00.

Williams Companies Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE WMB opened at $59.22 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $72.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.99, a PEG ratio of 5.36 and a beta of 1.06. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $56.13 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.76. The Williams Companies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $32.65 and a 12-month high of $60.36. The company has a current ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The pipeline company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.01. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 15.89% and a net margin of 27.36%. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.52 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.45 EPS. Williams Companies’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that The Williams Companies, Inc. will post 1.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $0.475 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. This represents a $1.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.21%. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is 80.17%.

Williams Companies Profile

The Williams Companies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in the United States. It operates through Transmission & Gulf of Mexico, Northeast G&P, West, and Gas & NGL Marketing Services segments. The Transmission & Gulf of Mexico segment comprises natural gas pipelines; Transco, Northwest pipeline, MountainWest, and related natural gas storage facilities; and natural gas gathering and processing, and crude oil production handling and transportation assets in the Gulf Coast region.