Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Makes New Investment in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMB

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 344,179 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,394,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of WMB. Ieq Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Williams Companies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,504,000. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Williams Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $15,277,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired a new position in Williams Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $77,998,000. Cynosure Group LLC acquired a new position in Williams Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $647,000. Finally, Mediolanum International Funds Ltd raised its holdings in shares of 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 last quarter. 86.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Williams Companies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Williams reported third-quarter revenue of $3.22 billion, up from the prior year and approximately 10% above the $2.99 billion analyst consensus cited in company coverage. Adjusted earnings also increased year over year, with EPS of $0.54 versus $0.49 a year earlier. Williams Companies Q3 Adjusted Earnings, Revenue Rise
• Positive Sentiment: Management characterized the quarter as strong and indicated it is targeting the upper end of its full-year adjusted EBITDA outlook, supporting the investment case for Williams’ fee-based natural-gas infrastructure business. Williams Companies Beats Q3 2026 Revenue by 10%, Eyes Upper EBITDA Range
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported EPS of $0.54 matched the broader analyst consensus and produced a 25.17% net margin and 18.49% return on equity. However, it was slightly below Zacks’ $0.55 estimate, resulting in a modest 1.82% earnings miss despite a 1.19% revenue beat. Williams Companies Lags Q3 Earnings Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Williams filed a prospectus supplement covering the resale of common shares. Although the filing does not necessarily represent a new share issuance, the potential for additional shares to enter the market can create a supply overhang and pressure the stock. Williams Companies Files Prospectus for Resale of Common Shares

Williams Companies Trading Down 4.2%

Shares of Williams Companies stock opened at $71.24 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $87.13 billion, a PE ratio of 28.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.64. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $72.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $72.33. Williams Companies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $56.19 and a 1 year high of $80.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.43.

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 2nd. The pipeline company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.54. The company had revenue of $3.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. Williams Companies had a net margin of 25.17% and a return on equity of 18.49%. The firm’s revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.49 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Williams Companies, Inc. will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 11th will be issued a $0.5250 dividend. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 11th. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is 83.67%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Melius Research started coverage on shares of Williams Companies in a research note on Tuesday, September 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $84.00 price objective for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $82.00 target price on shares of Williams Companies in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on Williams Companies from $85.00 to $83.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 14th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Williams Companies from $89.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price target on Williams Companies from $86.00 to $85.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $86.06.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Terrance Wilson sold 13,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.87, for a total value of $973,310.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 268,159 shares in the company, valued at $20,077,064.33. This represents a 4.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 17,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,260,130. Insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

About Williams Companies

The Williams Companies, Inc is an energy infrastructure company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1908 as Williams Brothers, the company has evolved from an early pipeline contractor into a major operator of natural gas infrastructure in the United States.

Williams primarily gathers, processes, transports and stores natural gas and natural gas liquids. Its assets include interstate and regional pipelines, gas processing and fractionation facilities, storage operations, and gathering systems that connect producers with utilities, industrial customers, power generators and other energy markets.