The stock of Williams Cos Inc (NYSE: WMB) has increased by 1.85 when compared to last closing price of 45.38. Despite this, the company has experienced a 1.72% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-09-17 that Williams Companies boasts a robust asset portfolio with significant gas transmission, gathering, and storage capacities, supporting its strong financial performance and growth potential. The company has consistently improved its financial metrics, with an 8% YoY growth in adjusted EBITDA and available FFO per share, and reduced debt-to-adjusted EBITDA by 25% over 5 years. WMB is executing growth projects, including the $1.5 billion SSE pipeline, with a backlog of 11.5 billion cubic feet/day, ensuring mid-to-high single-digit growth.
Is It Worth Investing in Williams Cos Inc (NYSE: WMB) Right Now?
Williams Cos Inc (NYSE: WMB) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 20.01x compared to its average ratio. WMB has 36-month beta value of 1.08. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for WMB is 1.21B, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.76% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WMB on September 24, 2024 was 5.69M shares.
WMB’s Market Performance
WMB stock saw an increase of 1.72% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 3.47% and a quarterly increase of 7.21%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.76%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.66% for Williams Cos Inc (WMB). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.50% for WMB stock, with a simple moving average of 17.54% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WMB
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to WMB, setting the target price at $46 in the report published on June 04th of the current year.
WMB Trading at 5.04% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WMB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 0.87% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.66%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.76%, as shares surge +2.05% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.54% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WMB rose by +1.72%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +27.47% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $45.14. In addition, Williams Cos Inc saw 32.70% 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 WMB starting from Wilson Terrance Lane, who proposed sale 2,000 shares at the price of $44.79 back on Sep 13 ’24. After this action, Wilson Terrance Lane now owns shares of Williams Cos Inc, valued at $89,580 using the latest closing price.
PICKLE DEBBIE L., the SVP & Chief HR Officer of Williams Cos Inc, sale 38,200 shares at $39.61 during a trade that took place back on May 09 ’24, which means that PICKLE DEBBIE L. is holding 60,410 shares at $1,513,102 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WMB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.37 for the present operating margin
- 0.57 for the gross margin
The net margin for Williams Cos Inc stands at 0.27. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 23.65, with 5.59 for asset returns.
Based on Williams Cos Inc (WMB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.68 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.14. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.93.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.22 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.26. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.57for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.45.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Williams Cos Inc (WMB) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as 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.
