Trivium Point Advisory LLC Acquires 10,424 Shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

Trivium Point Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) by 6.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 176,525 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after buying an additional 10,424 shares during the period. Williams Companies comprises about 1.1% of Trivium Point Advisory LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest position. Trivium Point Advisory LLC’s holdings in Williams Companies were worth $10,611,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Towne Trust Company N.A grew its position in Williams Companies by 60.2% during the fourth quarter. Towne Trust Company N.A now owns 431 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the period. LRI Investments LLC increased its holdings in Williams Companies by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 2,169 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $137,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Patten & Patten Inc. TN raised its position in shares of Williams Companies by 1.7% in the third quarter. Patten & Patten Inc. TN now owns 11,087 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $702,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the period. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC now owns 19,006 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,142,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the period. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital grew its holdings in Williams Companies by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 25,000 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,510,000 after buying an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Williams Companies Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of WMB opened at $70.88 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $86.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.12, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $72.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $65.27. Williams Companies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $55.56 and a twelve month high of $76.87.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The pipeline company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by ($0.02). Williams Companies had a net margin of 21.90% and a return on equity of 17.32%. The business had revenue of $3.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.47 EPS. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.08 EPS for the current year.

Williams Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 30th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th were paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 13th. This is an increase from Williams Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is presently 98.13%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on WMB. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Williams Companies from $83.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Williams Companies from $78.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Citigroup raised their price target on Williams Companies from $70.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Truist Financial started coverage on Williams Companies in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $84.00 price target for the company. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on Williams Companies from $78.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $77.47.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Payvand Fazel sold 2,898 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.15, for a total transaction of $211,988.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 31,766 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,323,682.90. This trade represents a 8.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Mary A. Hausman sold 10,107 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.91, for a total value of $757,115.37. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 17,230 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,290,699.30. The trade was a 36.97% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 53,369 shares of company stock worth $3,912,512 in the last ninety days. 0.47% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Williams Companies Profile

Williams Companies, Inc (NYSE: WMB) is a U.S.-based energy infrastructure company focused on the midstream segment of the natural gas value chain. The company develops, owns and operates assets that gather, process, transport and store natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Its operations support the movement of gas from production areas to end users including utilities, power generators, industrial customers and export facilities.

Williams’s product and service offering includes interstate and intrastate pipeline transmission, gas-gathering systems, processing facilities that remove impurities and separate NGLs, storage services and fractionation and transportation of NGL products.