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Williams Cos Inc (NYSE: WMB) closed the day trading at $57.71 up 0.61% from the previous closing price of $57.36. In other words, the price has increased by $0.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.75 million shares were traded. WMB stock price reached its highest trading level at $57.89 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $56.96.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WMB, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 704.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.76. 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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on July 07, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $67.
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 sold 2,000 shares for $62.70 per share. The transaction valued at 125,400 led to the insider holds 315,645 shares of the business.
Wilson Terrance Lane bought 2,000 shares of WMB for $125,440 on Jul 01 ’25. On Jun 02 ’25, another insider, Wilson Terrance Lane, who serves as the SVP & General Counsel of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $61.21 each. As a result, the insider received 122,420 and left with 317,645 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 70464487424 and an Enterprise Value of 100188274688. As of this moment, Williams’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.41. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.04 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.589.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WMB is 0.69, which has changed by 0.37996173 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17774606 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 -2.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.40%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WMB traded about 7.74M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WMB traded about 6589150 shares per day. A total of 1.22B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.22B. Insiders hold about 0.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.37% stake in the company. Shares short for WMB as of 1751241600 were 14224373 with a Short Ratio of 1.84, compared to 1748563200 on 16983240. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14224373 and a Short% of Float of 1.3099999.
Dividends & Splits
WMB’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.95, up from 1.925 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03355997The 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 2025-06-13. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-01-03 when the company split stock in a 10000:8152 ratio.
