Analysis of Williams Cos Inc (WMB)’s performance, earnings and valuation

Williams Cos Inc [WMB] stock prices are up 2.95% to $49.63 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The WMB shares have gain 9.90% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 10.71%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Williams Cos Inc [NYSE: WMB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 04, 2024, when Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $58 from $52. Previously, Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to Neutral on July 30, 2024. On June 20, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $46 on June 04, 2024. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Underperform but $34 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 18, 2024. In a note dated May 16, 2023, Citigroup upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $36.

The stock price of Williams Cos Inc [WMB] has been fluctuating between $32.58 and $48.33 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $39.89 within the next 12 months. Williams Cos Inc [NYSE: WMB] shares were valued at $49.63 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -19.63% based on the average WMB price forecast.

Analyzing the WMB fundamentals

The Williams Cos Inc [NYSE:WMB] reported sales of 10.25B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 4.10%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.57% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.37%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.36%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.27%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.23 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.14.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 48.80 points at the first support level, and at 47.98 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 50.06, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 50.50.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Williams Cos Inc [NYSE:WMB]’s Current Ratio is 0.45. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.39 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.90, the price to book ratio is 4.93 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.49.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Wilson Terrance Lane, SVP & General Counsel, that happened on Oct 01 ’24 when 2000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Wilson Terrance Lane completed a deal on Oct 01 ’24 to buy 2000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Wilson Terrance Lane bought 2000.0 shares on Sep 13 ’24.

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