Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for WMB in the last 90 days.
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Williams Companies (WMB) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$72.05+0.24 (+0.3%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:17 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryWilliams Companies closes at $72.05, up 0.3%, sitting between its 50-day average of $73.04 and 200-day average of $70.73. The GekkoIndex reads 60.9, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, with Gekko Fair Value at $69.59, putting price 3.5% above that level. Over the past year the stock has returned 22.1%, though the one, three and six month returns are slightly negative at -1.6%, -1.5% and -2.7% respectively.
This week's coverage centers on natural-gas infrastructure demand tied to power and data-center growth, alongside project and financing news. Williams lost a New Jersey water-quality certification for its Northeast Supply Enhancement project after a federal appeals court ruling, though the company maintains its target of a fourth-quarter 2027 in-service date for the roughly $1 billion project. Separately, Williams announced senior note offerings totaling nearly $2 billion to repay commercial paper and fund general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures. Ownership activity was mixed, with Corient Private Wealth LP raising its stake by 9.0% while Ameritas Advisory Services and Manufacturers Life Insurance Company trimmed their positions.
Over the next 20 trading days, the next earnings report is scheduled for 2 November, 43 days out, placing it outside this window. In the last 90 days, Senator Alan Armstrong purchased between $16,002 and $65,000 of Williams stock. In the last 30 days, there has been 1 unusual options signal, with put premium of $1,714,410 against call premium of $70,568. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 6.6% return over 5 years, rising in 4 of those years. Analyst coverage stands at 16 buy ratings and 1 hold among 17 firms, with a consensus target of $85.38.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $72.05200-day averageGekko Fair Value $69.59
Key stats
- Market cap
- $88.13B
- P/E ratio
- 28.3
- Forward P/E
- 26.4
- EPS, TTM
- $2.54
- Revenue, TTM
- $12.32B
- Profit margin
- 24.9%
- Dividend yield
- 2.89%
- Beta
- 0.62
- Volume
- 19.18M avg 8.19M
- 1-year return
- +22.1%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4%
- 50-day average
- $73.04
- 200-day average
- $70.73
- Next earnings
- Nov 2
- Shares outstanding
- 1.22B
Williams Companies swing-trade checklist
Williams Companies scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive2 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $72.05 sits between the 50-day ($73.04) and 200-day ($70.73) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
60.9, Accumulation
Reading 60.9 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
3.5% above
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (3.5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyheadwind
Leans bearish
Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 43 days
Next report Nov 2, 2026, 43 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+6.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +6.6% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
See seasonality
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Williams Companies stock chart and price history
Williams Companies closed at $72.05 on Sep 18, 2026, +22.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $56.19 to $80.08.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −1.6%
- 3 months
- −1.5%
- 6 months
- −2.7%
- 1 year
- +22.1%
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About Williams Companies
Williams Companies moves and processes natural gas across the United States through pipelines, gathering and processing plants, and storage facilities that serve producers and end users of gas and natural gas liquids. It is known for large pipeline systems, including the Transco and Northwest lines, along with gathering, treating and fractionation facilities near major shale regions.
The business runs in four segments. Transmission and Gulf of Mexico operates interstate pipelines plus gathering, processing and crude handling along the Gulf Coast, along with petrochemical and feedstock lines. Northeast G&P covers gathering, processing and fractionation in the Marcellus and Utica shale areas. West handles gas gathering, processing and treating across the Rockies, Barnett, Eagle Ford, Haynesville and Mid-Continent basins, plus NGL fractionation and storage near Conway, Kansas. Gas and NGL Marketing Services sells and trades natural gas and NGLs to utilities, municipalities, power generators and producers, and offers risk and asset management services. Together these operations include about 30,000 miles of pipeline, 29 processing plants, 7 fractionation facilities and roughly 23 million barrels of NGL storage.
Williams Companies was founded in 1908 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker WMB.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Industrial services
- Industry
- Oil & gas pipelines
- Website
- williams.com
Williams Companies GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Williams Companies’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 60.9, in the Accumulation zone, up 3.5 points over five sessions.
60.9Accumulation
Up 3.5 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 13 | +2.2% | +3.6% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 140 | +1.8% | +4.1% | ||
| Neutral | 443 | +0.3% | +2.1% | ||
| Distribution | 65 | +0.4% | +2.5% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average WMB share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Williams Companies stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Williams Companies trades 3.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $69.59, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Williams Companies shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$69.59
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
3.5% above fair value · About fair value
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Williams Companies insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Williams Companies, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in WMB were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Williams Companies has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2023
- $56.00M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.06%
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
1signal, 4% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bearish flow on Aug 26, $1.78M in unusual premium.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold WMB.
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Williams Companies earnings: next date and track record
Williams Companies reports on Nov 2, 2026 (43 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 2, 2026
43 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.56
- Revenue estimate
- $3.01B
4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.6%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 3, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Williams reported a strong operational quarter highlighted by the successful in-service of Phase 1 of the Socrates Power Innovation project, strategic transactions including a Power Innovation joint venture (JV) with Blackstone and the acquisition of Momentum Midstream, and multiple Transco pipeline contract signings and upsizes. Management emphasized execution (on-time, within-budget delivery of Socrates), commercialization progress for additional power projects, expansion of the Haynesville and Gulf Coast footprint via the Momentum acquisition, and efficient financing via the JV ($5.34 billion committed capital at a capped 6.35% equity cost). Financially, Williams updated full-year outlooks: adjusted EBITDA outlook increased to $8.3–$8.5 billion (reflecting Momentum), with revised EPS and AFFO guidance, updated growth CapEx to reflect announced projects, and an expected year-end leverage of ~3.9x (3.75x on a normalized full-year run rate). Management reiterated conservative modeling assumptions in some areas, but signaled confidence in exceeding long-term targets and in the company's ability to fund and scale additional Power Innovation projects.
- Guidance
- Updated full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance: $8.3 billion to $8.5 billion. Revised EPS and AFFO guidance (specific numbers not disclosed in transcript). Growth CapEx guidance updated to reflect announced projects. Expected year-end leverage ~3.9x (3.75x normalized full-year basis).
- Risks flagged
- Near-term leverage constraints in 2026–2027 (~3.9x year-end; internal ceiling ~4x). Weather and hurricane season risks impacting operations and results. Short-term weak gas prices could weigh on volumes/margins. Timing/regulatory risk for larger Transco projects (many in 2030+ timeframe). Execution/resource constraints: equipment delivery and balance-of-plant timing and construction cadence could limit simultaneous project execution. Share issuance: shares released over 180 days with trading restrictions (minor dilution/pressure risk).
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | $0.50 est $0.52 | $3.05B est $2.83B | 0.0% |
| May 4, 2026 | $0.73 est $0.63 | $3.03B est $3.28B | +0.8% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $0.55 est $0.56 | $3.20B est $3.02B | +4.8% |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $0.49 est $0.52 | $2.92B est $2.88B | −2.4% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | $0.46 est $0.48 | $2.77B est $2.73B | −2.1% |
| May 5, 2025 | $0.60 est $0.57 | $3.05B est $2.94B | −2.2% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | $0.47 est $0.45 | $2.74B est $2.68B | +4.0% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $0.43 est $0.42 | $2.65B est $2.52B | +4.5% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Williams Companies stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Williams Companies is $85.38, +18.5% from the last close, from 17 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$85.38consensus 12-month target, +18.5% from the last close
Now $72.05Avg $85.38
Low $75High $103
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 17 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | Jefferies | $85 | +18.0% |
| Sep 10 | Stifel Nicolaus | $85 | +18.0% |
| Sep 10 | Stifel Nicolaus | $85 | +18.0% |
| Sep 10 | Scotiabank | $85 | +18.0% |
| Sep 9 | Stifel Nicolaus | $85 | +18.0% |
+4.1%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+6.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.6%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Williams Companies seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Williams Companies averaged +6.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −0.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.0% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +4.1% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +6.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.8% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, WMB’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4%.
Williams Companies market cap and key statistics
Williams Companies’s market cap is $88.13B, with a P/E ratio of 28.3 and revenue of $12.32B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $88.13B
- P/E ratio
- 28.3
- Forward P/E
- 26.4
- EPS, TTM
- $2.54
- Gekko Fair Value
- $69.59
Trading
- Volume
- 19.18M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 8.19M
- 52-week high
- $80.08
- 52-week low
- $56.19
- Shares outstanding
- 1.22B
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $12.32B
- Profit margin
- 24.9%
- Return on equity
- 21.5%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +51.2%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.62
- Typical daily move
- ±2.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4%
- Dividend yield
- 2.89%
Williams Companies stock news this week
Coverage of Williams Companies this week reads positive: 6 positive, 2 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- Recent Report Shows That Sen. Alan Armstrong Bought Up to $65K Worth of Williams Companies StockBenzinga, Sep 18
- Energy Transfer vs. Williams Companies: Which Natural Gas Giant Wins the AI Power Buildout?The Motley Fool, Sep 18
- The Williams Companies (WMB) Loses NESE Water Permit. Can it Preserve a Q4 2027 Start?Yahoo Finance, Sep 16
- Why Is Williams Companies (WMB) a Stock to Watch Today?Kalkine Media, Sep 15
- About $2 billion in note offerings made by Williams Cos.Oklahoma Energy Today, Sep 14
- Corient Private Wealth LP Increases Holdings in Williams Companies, Inc. (The) $WMBMarketBeat, Sep 13
Williams Companies peers
Williams Companies’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| ENBEnbridge | Accumulation | 0.8% below |
| EPDEnterprise Products Partners | Neutral | 14.2% below |
| ETEnergy Transfer | Neutral | 36.3% below |
| KMIKinder Morgan | Neutral | 15.5% below |
| TRPTC Energy | Accumulation | 5.9% below |
| MPLXMPLX | Neutral | 24.1% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Williams Companies stock FAQ
What is Williams Companies’s market cap?
Williams Companies’s market cap is $88.13B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $72.05, with 1.22B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 28.3.
What is the Williams Companies stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Williams Companies is $85.38, +18.5% from the last close. Of the 17 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 16 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Williams Companies stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Williams Companies is about fair value: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $72.05 is 3.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $69.59. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Williams Companies report earnings next?
Williams Companies is expected to report on Nov 2, 2026 (43 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.56 per share on revenue of $3.01B. Williams Companies beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.6% on average across the report.
What is Williams Companies’s 52-week high and low?
Williams Companies’s 52-week high is $80.08 and its 52-week low is $56.19; it closed at $72.05 on Sep 18, 2026, +22.1% over the past year.
Is Williams Companies stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, earnings risk and seasonality), 2 as mixed (trend and fair value) and 1 as a headwind (smart money). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in Williams Companies?
Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Williams Companies over the last 30 days, with $71K of flagged premium in calls and $1.71M in puts. The latest, bearish flow, was on Aug 26, 2026 with $1.78M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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