The stock of Williams-Sonoma, Inc (WSM) has gone down by -13.04% for the week, with a -20.12% drop in the past month and a -30.68% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.58%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 7.00% for WSM. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -10.75% for WSM’s stock, with a -15.83% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Williams-Sonoma, Inc (NYSE: WSM) Right Now?
Williams-Sonoma, Inc (NYSE: WSM) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 15.27x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.58. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 19 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WSM is 118.69M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.77% of that float. On April 17, 2025, the average trading volume of WSM was 2.49M shares.
WSM) stock’s latest price update
Williams-Sonoma, Inc (NYSE: WSM)’s stock price has plunge by -3.69relation to previous closing price of 142.90. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -13.04% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-11 that In the closing of the recent trading day, Williams-Sonoma (WSM) stood at $148.25, denoting a +0.24% change from the preceding trading day.
Analysts’ Opinion of WSM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WSM stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for WSM by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for WSM in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $170 based on the research report published on April 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, 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 $140. The rating they have provided for WSM stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on March 20th, 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Outperform” to WSM, setting the target price at $220 in the report published on March 20th of the current year.
WSM Trading at -22.47% 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 -37.44% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.58%, as shares sank -17.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -33.90% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WSM fell by -13.04%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -2.53% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $154.19. In addition, Williams-Sonoma, Inc saw -25.68% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WSM starting from Yearout Karalyn, who sale 8,000 shares at the price of $151.53 back on Apr 09 ’25. After this action, Yearout Karalyn now owns 16,505 shares of Williams-Sonoma, Inc, valued at $1,212,243 using the latest closing price.
KARALYN YEAROUT, the Officer of Williams-Sonoma, Inc, proposed sale 8,000 shares at $151.53 during a trade that took place back on Apr 09 ’25, which means that KARALYN YEAROUT is holding shares at $1,212,255 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WSM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Williams-Sonoma, Inc stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.43. Equity return is now at value 53.91, with 21.77 for asset returns.
Based on Williams-Sonoma, Inc (WSM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.39 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.66 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.21. The receivables turnover for the company is 65.53for 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 1.44.
Conclusion
To sum up, Williams-Sonoma, Inc (WSM) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
