The stock of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) has gone down by -5.07% for the week, with a -4.71% drop in the past month and a 35.11% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.33%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.55% for WSM. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -7.88% for WSM’s stock, with a simple moving average of 48.51% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) Right Now?
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 19.18x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for WSM is at 1.71. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 17 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
The public float for WSM is 60.16M, and currently, shorts hold a 10.12% of that float. The average trading volume for WSM on April 19, 2024 was 1.11M shares.
WSM) stock’s latest price update
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.94 compared to its previous closing price of 282.17. However, the company has seen a fall of -5.07% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-15 that To diversify its product portfolio, Williams-Sonoma’s (WSM) portfolio brand, Pottery Barn, partners with Michael Graves Design, with the collection to launch in July 2024.
Analysts’ Opinion of WSM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WSM stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for WSM by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for WSM in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $340 based on the research report published on March 25, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WSM reach a price target of $270, previously predicting the price at $155. The rating they have provided for WSM stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on March 14th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Neutral” to WSM, setting the target price at $263 in the report published on March 14th of the current year.
WSM Trading at 5.81% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WSM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.59% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.33%, as shares sank -5.26% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +36.56% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WSM fell by -5.07%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +120.03% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $302.68. In addition, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. saw 38.53% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WSM starting from Benson Marta, who sale 17,816 shares at the price of $308.19 back on Apr 04 ’24. After this action, Benson Marta now owns 68,597 shares of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., valued at $5,490,638 using the latest closing price.
Benson Marta, the CEO POTTERY BARN BRANDS of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., sale 2,184 shares at $313.98 during a trade that took place back on Mar 27 ’24, which means that Benson Marta is holding 48,364 shares at $685,722 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WSM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.43 for the gross margin
The net margin for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.37. Equity return is now at value 49.61, with 19.12 for asset returns.
Based on Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.4 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.65. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -141.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.49 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.09. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.33. The receivables turnover for the company is 63.06for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.47. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.45.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
