125,524 Shares in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB Acquired by Indivisible Partners

Indivisible Partners acquired a new position in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 125,524 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,545,000. Williams Companies makes up 0.8% of Indivisible Partners’ portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of WMB. BROOKFIELD Corp ON lifted its holdings in Williams Companies by 190.3% in the 2nd quarter. BROOKFIELD Corp ON now owns 12,028,186 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $755,490,000 after buying an additional 7,884,730 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in Williams Companies by 15.9% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 48,586,299 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $3,077,942,000 after buying an additional 6,668,950 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Williams Companies by 4,992.2% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 3,704,739 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $222,692,000 after buying an additional 3,631,986 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Williams Companies by 30.4% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,073,602 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $574,856,000 after buying an additional 2,116,526 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in Williams Companies by 27.4% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 7,753,924 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $491,225,000 after buying an additional 1,668,706 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on WMB. Scotiabank increased their price objective on Williams Companies from $84.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Citigroup increased their price objective on Williams Companies from $70.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Williams Companies in a report on Friday, March 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Williams Companies from $80.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $78.60.

Key Stories Impacting Williams Companies

Here are the key news stories impacting Williams Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 EPS beat and record results — Williams reported $0.73 EPS (above estimates) with improved margins and ROE, giving evidence of solid cash generation and supporting investor confidence. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend increase — The board approved a 5% raise to the quarterly dividend (to $0.525), signaling management confidence in free cash flow and supporting yield-focused investors. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Project execution and pipeline buildout — Management cited completion of the first phase of the Aristotle pipeline (supporting Ohio power projects) and other transmission expansions, which underpin fee‑based revenue growth. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism and upgrades — Multiple firms have raised targets and reiterated buys (Stifel, Jefferies, UBS among others), and aggregate coverage remains bullish with a consensus target near $78.60, supporting demand for the shares. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: FY2026 guidance provided — Management set EPS guidance of $2.20–$2.38; the range overlaps consensus but the midpoint is slightly below some forecasts, so guidance is not a clear catalyst either way. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Longer-term opportunity thesis reiterated — Coverage pieces highlight a robust project backlog and rising natural‑gas demand that could benefit Williams across gathering, processing and interstate pipelines. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue miss — Q1 revenue of ~$3.03B came in below consensus (~$3.27B), which could temper upside if top-line trends don’t reaccelerate. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Options activity — Unusual put buying (notable increase vs. average daily volume) suggests some traders are hedging or positioning for downside, which can add short‑term pressure on the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale disclosed — An SVP sold 2,000 shares (small in size but publicly visible), which may attract attention from short‑term traders. Read More.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Williams Companies news, SVP Todd J. Rinke sold 7,364 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.39, for a total transaction of $547,807.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 26,055 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,938,231.45. The trade was a 22.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Payvand Fazel sold 2,898 shares of Williams Companies stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.15, for a total value of $211,988.70. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 31,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,323,682.90. The trade was a 8.36% 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 $3,932,432 over the last three months. 0.47% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Williams Companies Trading Up 0.9%

WMB opened at $76.09 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $92.94 billion, a PE ratio of 33.37, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.61. 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 business has a 50 day moving average of $73.21 and a 200-day moving average of $66.00. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $55.82 and a 52 week high of $77.41.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The pipeline company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $3.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.28 billion. Williams Companies had a return on equity of 18.42% and a net margin of 23.39%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.60 earnings per share. Williams Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.380 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Williams Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 12th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is presently 92.11%.

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.