Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Williams Companies (WMB)

by · The Markets Daily

Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

  • 9/22/2026 – Williams Companies is now covered by Capital One Financial Corporation. They set an “overweight” rating and a $92.00 price target on the stock.
  • 9/22/2026 – Williams Companies is now covered by Melius Research. They set a “buy” rating and a $84.00 price target on the stock.
  • 9/21/2026 – Williams Companies had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
  • 9/10/2026 – Williams Companies had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from $86.00 to $85.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 9/10/2026 – Williams Companies is now covered by Stifel Nicolaus. They set a “buy” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock.
  • 8/18/2026 – Williams Companies had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $99.00 to $103.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 8/12/2026 – Williams Companies had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $84.00 to $88.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 8/10/2026 – Williams Companies had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $83.00 to $87.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 8/8/2026 – Williams Companies was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
  • 8/5/2026 – Williams Companies had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $89.00 to $90.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Williams Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be paid a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 11th. Williams Companies’s payout ratio is 83.67%.

Insider Activity at Williams Companies

In related news, SVP Terrance Wilson sold 13,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.87, for a total transaction of $973,310.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 268,159 shares in the company, valued at $20,077,064.33. This represents a 4.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders have sold 19,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,414,050 over the last quarter. 0.47% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Williams Companies, Inc is an energy infrastructure company focused primarily on gathering, processing, transporting and storing natural gas and natural gas liquids. The company provides the infrastructure and related services that connect natural gas supplies with utilities, power generators, industrial customers, liquefied natural gas facilities and other markets.

Williams operates a large network of interstate and regional natural gas pipelines, gathering systems, processing facilities and storage assets across the United States.

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