The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB)

US — Energy Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol WMB
  • Rev/Share 8.937
  • Book/Share 43.0472
  • PB 5.8917
  • Debt/Equity 2.1952
  • CurrentRatio 0.4046
  • ROIC 0.0533

 

  • MktCap 73590272700.0
  • FreeCF/Share 1.7204
  • PFCF 35.043
  • PE 32.2107
  • Debt/Assets 0.4991
  • DivYield 0.0319
  • ROE 0.184

 

  • Rating B-
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 1
  • DCF Score 3
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Resumed WMB Scotiabank -- Sector Perform -- $51 Jan. 10, 2025
Resumed WMB BofA Securities -- Buy -- $55 Oct. 17, 2024
Upgrade WMB Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Overweight $52 $58 Oct. 4, 2024

News

Williams Seeks to Resurrect Canceled Key Gas Pipeline Projects
WMB
Published: May 30, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

WMB asks the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reinstate a necessary permit to restart its NESE pipeline project.

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ET vs. WMB: Which Oil & Gas Midstream Stock is a Smarter Buy?
ET, WMB
Published: May 30, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Energy Transfer and The Williams Companies are efficiently providing midstream services to their customers. Both companies benefit from increasing natural gas demand, particularly from LNG exports.

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Williams CEO: Data centers, AI are accelerating power needs like we've never seen
WMB
Published: May 19, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Positive

Alan Armstrong, Williams CEO, joins CNBC's 'Money Movers' to discuss why natural gas has been pressured, expectations for demand in the coming months, and more.

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Williams Companies Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Expenses Rise Y/Y
WMB
Published: May 08, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

WMB's Q1 earnings show that the Transmission & Gulf of America, Northeast G&P and West segments outperform, but Gas & NGL Marketing Services lags.

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The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
WMB
Published: May 06, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 6, 2025 9:30 AM ET Corporate Participants Danilo Juvane - Vice President-Investor Relations, ESG and Investment Analysis Alan Armstrong - President and Chief Executive Officer John Porter - Chief Financial Officer Chad Zamarin - Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategic Development Larry Larson - Chief Operating Officer Lane Wilson - our General Counsel Conference Call Participants Praneeth Satish - Wells Fargo Jeremy Tonet - JPMorgan Spiro Dounis - Citi Theresa Chen - Barclays Gabriel Moreen - Mizuho Jean Ann Salisbury - BofA John Mackay - Goldman Sachs Manav Gupta …

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Stay Ahead of the Game With The Williams Companies (WMB) Q1 Earnings: Wall Street's Insights on Key Metrics
WMB
Published: May 02, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for The Williams Companies (WMB), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2025.

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Insights Into The Williams Companies (WMB) Q1: Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
WMB
Published: April 30, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Looking beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for The Williams Companies (WMB), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended March 2025.

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3 Dividend Kings Outshining the Market in 2025
PM, T, WMB
Published: April 30, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Negative

So far, 2025 hasn't exactly been kind to investors. The S&P 500 is down 5.5% year-to-date, weighed down by mounting uncertainty, tariffs, fears of an economic slowdown, and concerns over stretched valuations, particularly in growth-oriented technology stocks.

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Williams Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
WMB
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral

TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Williams Announces Quarterly Dividend.

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Benzinga's 'Stock Whisper' Index: 5 Stocks Investors Secretly Monitor But Don't Talk About Yet
APP, CWST, RBC, ROAD, WMB
Published: April 27, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Neutral

Each week, Benzinga's Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition to showcase five stocks that are just under the surface and deserve attention.

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Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Oils and Energy Stocks Now
SHLS, WMB
Published: April 23, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Finding stocks expected to beat quarterly earnings estimates becomes an easier task with our Zacks Earnings ESP.

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Will The Williams Companies (WMB) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
WMB
Published: April 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

The Williams Companies (WMB) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

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These 2 Oils and Energy Stocks Could Beat Earnings: Why They Should Be on Your Radar
BP, WMB
Published: April 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Why investors should use the Zacks Earnings ESP tool to help find stocks that are poised to top quarterly earnings estimates.

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4 Brilliant Midstream Stocks to Buy Now and Hold for the Long Term
ET, LNG, MPLX, WMB
Published: April 03, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

With changing government administrations potentially becoming more favorable to the energy sector and with many of the stocks in that sector trading at a discount to historical valuations, midstream stocks are shaping up to be solid long-term investments right now.

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3 Natural Gas Stocks to Buy After a Strong Q1 Performance
EE, EXE, WMB
Published: April 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Given the positive natural gas backdrop, investors should consider buying companies like EE, EXE and WMB.

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3 Midstream Stocks Poised to Withstand Energy Volatility
KMI, MPLX, WMB
Published: March 31, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Due to the very nature of midstream business, Kinder Morgan, The Williams Companies and MPLX are less vulnerable to oil and gas price volatility.

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Surging Earnings Estimates Signal Upside for The Williams Companies (WMB) Stock
WMB
Published: March 26, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

The Williams Companies (WMB) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions.

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What Makes Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (WMB) a Strong Momentum Stock: Buy Now?
WMB
Published: March 26, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Does Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (WMB) have what it takes to be a top stock pick for momentum investors? Let's find out.

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Worried About the Stock Market's Recent Turbulence? 3 Top Stocks to Buy for Very Visible Future Growth.
ENB, WM, WMB
Published: March 24, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral

The stock market has been pretty turbulent to start this year. That volatility has created a lot of uncertainty among investors.

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4 Oil & Gas Pipeline Stocks Poised to Gain in a Thriving Industry
ENB, KMI, MPLX, WMB
Published: March 19, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Midstream players secure additional cashflows from their huge backlog of growth projects, which brightens the outlook for the Zacks Oil and Gas - Production and Pipelines industry. Some of the frontrunners in the industry are ENB, KMI, WMB & MPLX.

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Very Overrated And Very Underrated High-Yield Stocks
ARCC, ARES, ET, WMB
Published: March 13, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

This popular high-yield stock is overpriced and could be setting investors up for disappointment. A high-quality opportunity with a 7%+ yield is trading at a discount while Wall Street overlooks it. The market is making a mistake—this high-yield stock just pulled back, creating a perfect buying opportunity.

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Williams Up 61% in a Year: Should Investors Lock in Gains?
WMB
Published: March 06, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Over the last five years, WMB has delivered a compound annual dividend growth rate exceeding 4%.

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Miller-Howard Infrastructure Q4 2024 Commentary
AES, AM, AMT, CCI, EQIX, ETR, HCA, KMI, LNG, NEE, OKE, PAGP, SOBO, TRGP, TRP, WMB
Published: February 26, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Infrastructure portfolio remained flat in Q4 but achieved its strongest calendar year in three years, outperforming its benchmark. Rising interest rates impacted REITs and utilities, while natural gas pipelines benefited from data center and AI trends. Over 80% of portfolio holdings increased dividends annually over the past 5 years, surpassing the large-cap dividend-paying universe.

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Better Dividend Stock: Williams vs. Kinder Morgan
KMI, WMB
Published: February 21, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

Kinder Morgan (KMI -1.12%) and Williams (WMB 0.31%) are two of the largest natural gas pipeline companies in the country . Their extensive infrastructure generates very stable cash flow, enabling the companies to pay high-yielding dividends -- recently 4.3% for Kinder Morgan and 3.5% for Williams -- and invest in expanding their pipeline networks.

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Williams Companies Beats on Q4 Earnings, Raises Guidance
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Published: February 17, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

WMB's Q4 earnings show that the Northeast G&P and West segments outperform, but Gas & NGL Marketing Services lags.

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Williams CEO on LNG: Demand from a lot of industries has helped reach record daily peaks this winter
WMB
Published: February 13, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Positive

Alan Armstrong, Williams CEO, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results, how much of growth comes from data centers, and much more.

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The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
WMB
Published: February 13, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 13, 2025 9:30 AM ET Company Participants Danilo Juvane – Vice President-Investor Relations, ESG and Investment Analysis Alan Armstrong – President and Chief Executive Officer John Porter – Chief Financial Officer Micheal Dunn – Chief Operating Officer Chad Zamarin – Executive Vice President-Corporate Strategic Development Conference Call Participants Praneeth Satish – Wells Fargo Neel Mitra – Bank of America Jeremy Tonet – JPMorgan Securities Manav Gupta – UBS Jack Wilson – Truist Securities John Mackay – Goldman Sachs Keith Stanley – Wolfe Research Brandon Bingham – Scotiabank Craig …

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About The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB)

  • IPO Date 1981-12-31
  • Website https://www.williams.com
  • Industry Oil & Gas Midstream
  • CEO Mr. Alan S. Armstrong
  • Employees 5829

The Williams Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in the United States. It operates through Transmission & Gulf of Mexico, Northeast G&P, West, and Gas & NGL Marketing Services segments. The Transmission & Gulf of Mexico segment comprises Transco and Northwest natural gas pipelines; and natural gas gathering and processing, and crude oil production handling and transportation assets in the Gulf Coast region, as well as various petrochemical and feedstock pipelines. The Northeast G&P segment engages in the midstream gathering, processing, and fractionation activities in the Marcellus Shale region primarily in Pennsylvania and New York, and the Utica Shale region of eastern Ohio. The West segment comprises gas gathering, processing, and treating operations in the Rocky Mountain region of Colorado and Wyoming, the Barnett Shale region of north-central Texas, the Eagle Ford Shale region of South Texas, the Haynesville Shale region of northwest Louisiana, and the Mid-Continent region, which includes the Anadarko, Arkoma, and Permian basins; and operates natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation and storage facilities in central Kansas near Conway. The Gas & NGL Marketing Services segment provides wholesale marketing, trading, storage, and transportation of natural gas for natural gas utilities, municipalities, power generators, and producers; risk and asset management; and NGL marketing services. The company owns and operates 30,000 miles of pipelines, 29 processing facilities, 7 fractionation facilities, and approximately 23 million barrels of NGL storage capacity. The Williams Companies, Inc. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.