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The price of Williams-Sonoma, Inc (NYSE: WSM) closed at $178.59 in the last session, down -1.55% from day before closing price of $181.4. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.86 million shares were traded. WSM stock price reached its highest trading level at $181.95 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $178.52.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WSM’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.30. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.60 and its Current Ratio is at 1.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.71 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.60.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on November 20, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $220 from $225 previously.
On July 23, 2025, Gordon Haskett Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $205.
Barclays Upgraded its Underweight to Equal Weight on May 19, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $166.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 25 ’25 when ALBER LAURA sold 17,839 shares for $178.51 per share. The transaction valued at 3,184,461 led to the insider holds 859,088 shares of the business.
ALBER LAURA sold 12,161 shares of WSM for $2,201,992 on Nov 26 ’25. The PRESIDENT & CEO now owns 846,927 shares after completing the transaction at $181.07 per share. On Nov 25 ’25, another insider, LAURA ALBER, who serves as the OFFICER of the company, bought 30,000 shares for $179.51 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WSM now has a Market Capitalization of 21320200192 and an Enterprise Value of 21901301760. As of this moment, Williams-Sonoma,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.40. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.768 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.897.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WSM is 1.58, which has changed by -0.07322264 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15196204 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WSM has reached a high of $219.98, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $130.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.30%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WSM traded on average about 1.17M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1129200 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 120.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 117.18M. Insiders hold about 1.85% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.97% stake in the company. Shares short for WSM as of 1765756800 were 7892529 with a Short Ratio of 6.77, compared to 1763078400 on 7016541. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7892529 and a Short% of Float of 8.81.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WSM is 2.55, which was 2.545 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014029769. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.73.. The current Payout Ratio is 25.89% for WSM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-17 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-07-09 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
