Orser Capital Management LLC Makes New Investment in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

Orser Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 29,682 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,207,000. Williams Companies makes up about 1.1% of Orser Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest position.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Gabelli Funds LLC boosted its stake in Williams Companies by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 261,000 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $15,689,000 after acquiring an additional 17,900 shares during the period. SIR Capital Management L.P. raised its position in shares of Williams Companies by 40.0% during the 4th quarter. SIR Capital Management L.P. now owns 525,232 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $31,572,000 after purchasing an additional 150,032 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR lifted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 164,900 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $9,912,000 after purchasing an additional 13,438 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Williams Companies by 56.3% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 57,550 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $3,459,000 after purchasing an additional 20,740 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mediolanum International Funds Ltd increased its position in Williams Companies by 688.5% in the first quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 479,126 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $34,722,000 after buying an additional 418,365 shares during the period. 86.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams Companies

In other news, SVP Terrance Lane Wilson sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.65, for a total transaction of $141,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 281,159 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,863,883.35. This trade represents a 0.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Glen G. Jasek sold 2,500 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.15, for a total transaction of $195,375.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 54,101 shares in the company, valued at $4,227,993.15. This represents a 4.42% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 18,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,402,755. 0.47% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce lifted their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $83.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperformer” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on Williams Companies from $85.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Williams Companies from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Williams Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $83.62.

Williams Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WMB opened at $71.77 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $87.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.59, a PEG ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.76. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $55.82 and a 12 month high of $80.07. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $73.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $72.55.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.50. The company had revenue of $3.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.83 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.49% and a net margin of 25.17%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.46 EPS. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.350 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be given a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is 83.67%.

Williams Companies Company 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.