Wedbush Has Bearish Estimate for Williams-Sonoma Q1 Earnings

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Equities researchers at Wedbush reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Williams-Sonoma in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $1.69 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.72. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $170.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.43 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.02 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.00 EPS.

WSM has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $195.00 to $170.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $226.00 to $208.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $123.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. UBS Group raised shares of Williams-Sonoma from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the company from $140.00 to $165.00 in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $170.00 to $224.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Williams-Sonoma currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $177.93.

Williams-Sonoma Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE WSM opened at $169.10 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $196.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $173.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.00, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.82. Williams-Sonoma has a 52-week low of $125.33 and a 52-week high of $219.98.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.40. Williams-Sonoma had a net margin of 14.54% and a return on equity of 51.56%. The company had revenue of $2.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.34 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $5.44 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, May 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be issued a $0.66 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This is a positive change from Williams-Sonoma’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.56%. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.30%.

Insider Transactions at Williams-Sonoma

In other Williams-Sonoma news, CEO Laura Alber sold 45,000 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.76, for a total value of $9,349,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 944,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $196,263,808.16. The trade was a 4.55 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 1,408 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.32, for a total transaction of $273,602.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 46,388 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,014,116.16. This trade represents a 2.95 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Williams-Sonoma

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. 111 Capital acquired a new stake in Williams-Sonoma in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $557,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 111.7% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 54,745 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $10,138,000 after purchasing an additional 28,880 shares during the last quarter. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co bought a new stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the fourth quarter worth $1,111,000. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH boosted its holdings in Williams-Sonoma by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 1,396 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Williams-Sonoma in the fourth quarter valued at $86,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.29% of the company’s stock.

Williams-Sonoma Company Profile

Williams-Sonoma, Inc operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home. It offers cooking, dining, and entertaining products, such as cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks under the Williams Sonoma Home brand, as well as home furnishings and decorative accessories under the Williams Sonoma lifestyle brand; and furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, and decorative accessories under the Pottery Barn brand.