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After finishing at $62.81 in the prior trading day, Williams Cos Inc (NYSE: WMB) closed at $58.72, down -6.51%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 18.73 million shares were traded. WMB stock price reached its highest trading level at $62.7707 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $58.32.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WMB by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 716.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.37. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.36 and its Current Ratio is at 0.40. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.93.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 01 ’25 when Wilson Terrance Lane bought 2,000 shares for $62.72 per share.
Wilson Terrance Lane sold 2,000 shares of WMB for $122,420 on Jun 02 ’25. The SVP & General Counsel now owns 317,645 shares after completing the transaction at $61.21 per share. On Jun 02 ’25, another insider, MICHEAL G DUNN, who serves as the Former Affiliate of the company, bought 100,000 shares for $60.77 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WMB now has a Market Capitalization of 71697711104 and an Enterprise Value of 106415407104. As of this moment, Williams’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.21. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.602 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.682.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WMB is 0.68, which has changed by 0.37196267 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11937654 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WMB has reached a high of $63.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $40.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.26%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.93%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 8.10M shares per day over the past 3-months and 12159000 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.22B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.22B. Insiders hold about 0.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.19% stake in the company. Shares short for WMB as of 1749772800 were 15275146 with a Short Ratio of 1.89, compared to 1747267200 on 19272834. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15275146 and a Short% of Float of 1.39999995.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WMB’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.925, compared to 1.95 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.030647984The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.35. The current Payout Ratio is 104.57% for WMB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-13 with an ex-dividend date of 1749772800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-01-03 when the company split stock in a 10000:8152 ratio.
