Valued at a market cap of $72 billion, The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) is an energy infrastructure company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It primarily produces, gathers, processes, and transports natural gas and natural gas liquids. The company is expected to announce its fiscal Q2 earnings for 2025 on Monday, Aug. 4.
Ahead of this event, analysts expect this energy infrastructure company to report a profit of $0.49 per share, up 14% from $0.43 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has topped Wall Street’s earnings estimates in each of the last four quarters. In Q1, WMB’s EPS of $0.60 outpaced the forecasted figure by 9.1%.
For fiscal 2025, analysts expect WMB to report a profit of $2.13 per share, up 10.9% from $1.92 per share in fiscal 2024. Furthermore, its EPS is expected to grow 12.2% year-over-year to $2.39 in fiscal 2026.
Shares of WMB have rallied 37.4% over the past 52 weeks, considerably outpacing both the S&P 500 Index's ($SPX) 11.6% uptick and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund’s (XLE) 2.6% decline over the same time frame.
On May 5, Williams Companies released its Q1 results, and its shares plunged 2.4% in the following trading session. While the company’s revenue advanced 10% year-over-year to $3 billion, it fell short of the consensus expectations by 2.9%. Nonetheless, its adjusted EPS of $0.60 improved 1.7% from the year-ago quarter and topped the analyst estimates by 9.1%.
Additionally, noting its recent investment in Cogentrix Energy and the continued outperformance of its base business, WMB raised its fiscal 2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance midpoint by $50 million to $7.7 billion.
Wall Street analysts are moderately optimistic about WMB’s stock, with a "Moderate Buy" rating overall. Among 20 analysts covering the stock, 10 recommend "Strong Buy," two indicate "Moderate Buy," and eight suggest "Hold.” The mean price target for WMB is $63.89, implying an 8.2% potential upside from the current levels.
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