The Williams Companies, Inc. · NYSE (us_market)
Energy · Oil & Gas Midstream · United States
The Williams Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in the United States. It operates through Transmission, Power & Gulf, Northeast G&P, West, and Gas & NGL Marketing Services segments. The Transmission, Power & Gulf segment comprises Transco, NWP, and Mountain West interstate natural gas pipelines, and their related natural gas storage facilities, as well as natural gas gathering and processing; and crude oil production handling and transportation assets in the Gulf Coast region. 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 consists of 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, the Mid-Continent region that includes the Anadarko and Permian basins, and the DJ Basin of Colorado; and operates natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation and storage assets 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; asset management services; and transports and markets NGLs. The company owns and operates approximately 32,000 miles of pipelines. The Williams Companies, Inc. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
| Event Period | Drawdown | Buy Point (Bottom) | Sell Point (Peak) | ticker.setupCols.buyScore | ticker.setupCols.sellScore | Max Return | Algo Return |
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DROP2022-06-07$37.82 RISE2022-09-26$28.42 PEAK2022-12-02$34.96 178d | -24.9% 111d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +23.0% 67d | Missed |
DROP2022-06-07$37.82 RISE2022-07-06$29.72 PEAK2022-08-25$35.60 79d | -21.4% 29d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +19.8% 50d | Missed |
DROP2021-06-07$28.23 RISE2021-08-19$23.89 PEAK2021-10-15$29.55 130d | -15.4% 73d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +23.7% 57d | Missed |
DROP2020-08-17$22.34 RISE2020-11-06$18.26 PEAK2021-01-14$22.69 150d | -18.3% 81d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +24.3% 69d | Missed |
DROP2020-08-17$22.34 RISE2020-10-01$18.78 PEAK2020-12-04$22.49 109d | -15.9% 45d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +19.8% 64d | Missed |
DROP2020-02-20$22.05 RISE2020-06-11$18.17 PEAK2020-08-17$22.34 179d | -17.6% 112d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +22.9% 67d | Missed |
DROP2020-01-16$24.04 RISE2020-03-18$9.25 PEAK2020-06-08$21.58 144d | -61.5% 62d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +133.3% 82d | Missed |
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Investors may be wondering if Williams Companies at US$78.47 is pricing in too much optimism, or if there is still value left on the table. The stock has returned 1.0% over the past week, 8.7% over the past month, 29.0% year to date and 37.4% over the past year, which naturally raises questions about how that performance lines up with underlying value. Recent coverage has focused on Williams Companies as a large U.S. energy infrastructure business, with investors watching how it positions...
Investors may be wondering if Williams Companies at US$78.47 is pricing in too much optimism, or if there is still value left on the table. The stock has returned 1.0% over the past week, 8.7% over the past month, 29.0% year to date and 37.4% over the past year, which naturally raises questions about how that performance lines up with underlying value. Recent coverage has focused on Williams Companies as a large U.S. energy infrastructure business, with investors watching how it positions...
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The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) is included among the 10 High Quality Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds. On May 12, Scotiabank analyst Brandon Bingham raised the firm’s price recommendation on The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) to $86 from $85. The analyst reiterated an Outperform rating on the shares. The analyst said the Q1 […]
The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) is included among the 10 High Quality Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds. On May 12, Scotiabank analyst Brandon Bingham raised the firm’s price recommendation on The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) to $86 from $85. The analyst reiterated an Outperform rating on the shares. The analyst said the Q1 […]
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| 30d | 90d | YTD | 1y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMB | -5.49% | -6.39% | +18.77% | +17.98% |
| XLE | -4.35% | -1.31% | +25.90% | +38.08% |
| Alpha (stock − sector) | -1.14% | -5.07% | -7.13% | -20.10% |
| Filed | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | BERGSTROM STEPHEN W | Director | G Gift | 16,400 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-18 | Jasek Glen G. | Senior Vice President | M Option exercise(deriv) | 1,664 | $29.09 | −$48.4K |
| 2026-05-18 | Jasek Glen G. | Senior Vice President | M Option exercise(deriv) | 836 | $28.15 | −$23.5K |
| 2026-05-18 | Jasek Glen G. | Senior Vice President | S Open-market sale | 1,664 | $78.17 | −$130.1K |
| 2026-05-18 | Jasek Glen G. | Senior Vice President | M Option exercise | 1,664 | $29.09 | +$48.4K |
| 2026-05-18 | Jasek Glen G. | Senior Vice President | S Open-market sale | 836 | $78.13 | −$65.3K |
| 2026-05-18 | Jasek Glen G. | Senior Vice President | M Option exercise | 836 | $28.15 | +$23.5K |
| 2026-05-15 | Larsen Larry C | Executive Vice President & COO | S Open-market sale | 12,000 | $76.48 | −$917.8K |
| 2026-05-07 | Porter John Dean | EVP & CFO | S Open-market sale | 50,000 | $75.37 | −$3.77M |
| 2026-05-04 | Wilson Terrance Lane | SVP & General Counsel | S Open-market sale | 2,000 | $76.35 | −$152.7K |
| 2026-04-30 | Ragauss Peter A | Director | A Grant / award | 4,873 | $73.04 | +$355.9K |
| 2026-04-30 | SPENCE WILLIAM H | Director | A Grant / award | 5,086 | $73.04 | +$371.5K |
| 2026-04-30 | Lockhart Carri A. | Director | A Grant / award | 3,250 | $73.04 | +$237.4K |
| 2026-04-30 | Tyson Jesse J | Director | A Grant / award | 3,415 | $73.04 | +$249.4K |
| 2026-04-30 | CREEL MICHAEL A | Director | A Grant / award | 4,873 | $73.04 | +$355.9K |
| 2026-04-30 | SHEFFIELD SCOTT D | Director | A Grant / award | 4,873 | $73.04 | +$355.9K |
| 2026-04-30 | Muncrief Richard E | Director | A Grant / award | 3,415 | $73.04 | +$249.4K |
| 2026-04-30 | ROBESON ROSE M | Director | A Grant / award | 3,818 | $73.04 | +$278.9K |
| 2026-04-30 | BERGSTROM STEPHEN W | Director | A Grant / award | 10,355 | $73.04 | +$756.3K |
| 2026-04-02 | Wilson Terrance Lane | SVP & General Counsel | S Open-market sale | 2,000 | $71.75 | −$143.5K |
| 2026-03-17 | Fazel Payvand | Senior Vice President | S Open-market sale | 2,898 | $73.15 | −$212.0K |
| 2026-03-12 | Rinke Todd J. | Senior Vice President | S Open-market sale | 7,364 | $74.39 | −$547.8K |
| 2026-03-11 | Fazel Payvand | Senior Vice President | A Grant / award(deriv) | 5,327 | $73.18 | +$389.8K |
| 2026-03-11 | Fazel Payvand | Senior Vice President | A Grant / award | 5,637 | $73.18 | +$412.5K |
| 2026-03-11 | Fazel Payvand | Senior Vice President | F Tax withholding | 1,464 | $73.18 | −$107.1K |
| Report Date | EPS Estimate | EPS Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03upcoming | 0.51 | — | — |
| 2026-05-04 | 0.62 | 0.73 | +17.20% |
| 2026-02-10 | 0.56 | 0.55 | -1.37% |
| 2025-11-03 | 0.54 | 0.53 | -1.03% |
| 2025-08-04 | 0.49 | 0.46 | -5.99% |
| 2025-05-05 | 0.55 | 0.60 | +8.45% |
| 2025-02-12 | 0.45 | 0.47 | +4.11% |
| 2024-11-06 | 0.42 | 0.43 | +3.51% |
| 2024-08-05 | 0.37 | 0.43 | +15.69% |
| 2024-05-06 | 0.49 | 0.59 | +21.53% |
| 2024-02-14 | 0.45 | 0.48 | +5.50% |
| 2023-11-01 | 0.41 | 0.45 | +9.69% |
| 2023-08-02 | 0.38 | 0.42 | +9.43% |
| 2023-05-03 | 0.47 | 0.56 | +19.70% |
| 2023-02-20 | 0.48 | 0.53 | +11.18% |
| 2022-10-31 | 0.43 | 0.48 | +11.66% |