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In the latest session, Williams Cos Inc (NYSE: WMB) closed at $55.20 up 1.19% from its previous closing price of $54.55. In other words, the price has increased by $1.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.58 million shares were traded. WMB stock price reached its highest trading level at $55.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $53.05.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Williams Cos Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 88.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.88. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.51 and its Current Ratio is at 0.57. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.18 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.00.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on October 04, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $52 to $58.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 02 ’25 when Wilson Terrance Lane sold 2,000 shares for $54.50 per share. The transaction valued at 109,000 led to the insider holds 298,200 shares of the business.
Wilson Terrance Lane bought 2,000 shares of WMB for $109,000 on Jan 02 ’25. On Dec 02 ’24, another insider, Wilson Terrance Lane, who serves as the SVP & General Counsel of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $58.60 each. As a result, the insider received 117,200 and left with 300,200 shares of the company.
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 67289354240 and an Enterprise Value of 96108453888. As of this moment, Williams’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.67. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.272 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.39.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WMB is 1.08, which has changed by 0.59261394 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.25219524 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WMB has reached a high of $61.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $32.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.81%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WMB has traded an average of 7.12M shares per day and 8912620 over the past ten days. A total of 1.22B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.21B. Insiders hold about 0.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.97% stake in the company. Shares short for WMB as of 1736899200 were 17304006 with a Short Ratio of 2.43, compared to 1734048000 on 17092161. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17304006 and a Short% of Float of 1.59.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WMB is 1.90, from 1.873 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03433547The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.86. The current Payout Ratio is 68.91% for WMB, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-13 with an ex-dividend date of 1741910400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-01-03 when the company split stock in a 10000:8152 ratio.
