Williams Cos Inc (NYSE: WMB)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.79 in comparison to its previous close of 57.27, however, the company has experienced a 7.91% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-16 that Seven of the ten lowest-priced BBB “Safer” dividend stocks, including Altria, Verizon, and Conagra, meet the dogcatcher ideal of dividends from $1000 invested exceeding single share prices. Analysts project 15.22% to 43.43% net gains for top-ten BBB dividend dogs by March 2026, with U.S. Bancorp and KeyCorp leading. Five BBB stocks, such as KeyCorp and Truist, show negative free cash flow margins, making them unsafe buys despite high yields.
Is It Worth Investing in Williams Cos Inc (NYSE: WMB) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Williams Cos Inc (NYSE: WMB) is 32.08x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for WMB is 0.92. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for WMB is 1.21B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.39% of that float. On March 17, 2025, WMB’s average trading volume was 7.63M shares.
WMB’s Market Performance
WMB stock saw an increase of 7.91% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 1.45% and a quarterly increase of 5.24%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.90%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.41% for Williams Cos Inc (WMB). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.86% for WMB’s stock, with a simple moving average of 16.41% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WMB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WMB stocks, with Scotiabank repeating the rating for WMB by listing it as a “Sector Perform.” The predicted price for WMB in the upcoming period, according to Scotiabank is $51 based on the research report published on January 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WMB reach a price target of $55. The rating they have provided for WMB stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 17th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Overweight” to WMB, setting the target price at $58 in the report published on October 04th of the previous year.
WMB Trading at 2.74% 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 unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.15% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.41%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.90%, as shares surge +2.63% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.06% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WMB rose by +8.26%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +43.79% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $56.68. In addition, Williams Cos Inc saw 7.71% 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 WMB starting from Larsen Larry C, who sale 8,000 shares at the price of $56.94 back on Mar 12 ’25. After this action, Larsen Larry C now owns 81,265 shares of Williams Cos Inc, valued at $455,520 using the latest closing price.
Larsen Larry C, the Officer of Williams Cos Inc, proposed sale 8,000 shares at $56.93 during a trade that took place back on Mar 12 ’25, which means that Larsen Larry C is holding shares at $455,471 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WMB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.32 for the present operating margin
- 0.55 for the gross margin
The net margin for Williams Cos Inc stands at 0.21. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 17.92, with 4.02 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 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.17. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.51.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.57 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.21. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.71for 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 0.50.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Williams Cos Inc (WMB) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed 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.
