Brokers Issue Forecasts for Williams-Sonoma FY2025 Earnings

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Williams-Sonoma in a report released on Monday, March 17th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $8.38 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $8.35. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $230.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.95 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on WSM. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $170.00 to $224.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Gordon Haskett raised shares of Williams-Sonoma to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $162.00 to $189.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $123.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $176.28.

Williams-Sonoma Trading Up 4.5 %

Shares of WSM opened at $174.99 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.82. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $199.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $171.65. Williams-Sonoma has a 12 month low of $125.33 and a 12 month high of $219.98.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Williams-Sonoma

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of WSM. Smithfield Trust Co increased its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 160 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC grew its stake in Williams-Sonoma by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC now owns 236 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Williams-Sonoma in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new position in Williams-Sonoma in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.29% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams-Sonoma

In other news, CEO Laura Alber sold 45,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.76, for a total transaction of $9,349,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 944,666 shares in the company, valued at $196,263,808.16. This trade represents a 4.55 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 1,408 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 owns 46,388 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,014,116.16. The trade was a 2.95 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

About Williams-Sonoma

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.