Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) Stock: Evaluating the Market Performance

The price-to-earnings ratio for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) is 18.14x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for WSM is 1.73. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 17 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”

The public float for WSM is 121.54M and currently, short sellers hold a 11.55% of that float. On October 02, 2024, WSM’s average trading volume was 1.70M shares.

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WSM) stock’s latest price update

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM)’s stock price has gone decline by -2.50 in comparison to its previous close of 154.92, however, the company has experienced a -1.14% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-09-30 that Williams-Sonoma (WSM) closed at $154.92 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.37% move from the prior day.

WSM’s Market Performance

WSM’s stock has fallen by -1.14% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 12.44% and a quarterly rise of 8.07%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.63% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.45% for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.87% for WSM’s stock, with a simple moving average of 12.43% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of WSM

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WSM stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for WSM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for WSM in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $156 based on the research report published on September 11, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WSM reach a price target of $165, previously predicting the price at $170. The rating they have provided for WSM stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on August 23rd, 2024.

Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Outperform” to WSM, setting the target price at $170 in the report published on July 12th of the current year.

WSM Trading at 6.14% 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 -13.32% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 3.45%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.63%, as shares surge +15.19% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.76% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, WSM fell by -1.14%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +52.90% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $143.66. In addition, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. saw 49.71% 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 ALBER LAURA, who sale 40,000 shares at the price of $145.27 back on Sep 16 ’24. After this action, ALBER LAURA now owns 1,030,956 shares of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., valued at $5,810,605 using the latest closing price.

ALBER LAURA, the Officer of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., proposed sale 40,000 shares at $145.22 during a trade that took place back on Sep 16 ’24, which means that ALBER LAURA is holding shares at $5,808,756 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for WSM

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.18 for the present operating margin
  • 0.46 for the gross margin

The net margin for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.4. Equity return is now at value 55.96, with 22.14 for asset returns.

Based on Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.37 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.58. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 36.54.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.49 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.03. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.52. The receivables turnover for the company is 67.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.45. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.56.

Conclusion

To wrap up, the performance of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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