Telsey Advisory Group Forecasts Williams-Sonoma Q3 Earnings

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group issued their Q3 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research report issued on Thursday, March 20th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $2.00 per share for the quarter. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $230.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $153.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Wedbush dropped their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $190.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Williams-Sonoma to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $195.00 to $185.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Williams-Sonoma from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $140.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Williams-Sonoma has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $177.93.

Williams-Sonoma Stock Down 0.7 %

WSM opened at $169.10 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $196.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $173.17. Williams-Sonoma has a 52 week low of $125.33 and a 52 week high of $219.98. The company has a market cap of $20.82 billion, a PE ratio of 20.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.82.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.28 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.34 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $5.44 earnings per share. Williams-Sonoma’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, May 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a $0.66 dividend. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.56%. This is a boost from Williams-Sonoma’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams-Sonoma

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Williams-Sonoma

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Natixis Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Williams-Sonoma during the third quarter worth approximately $3,142,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in Williams-Sonoma by 94.7% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 30,454 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $4,718,000 after purchasing an additional 14,816 shares during the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Williams-Sonoma by 68.5% during the third quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 942 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $146,000 after buying an additional 383 shares during the period. Commerce Bank boosted its stake in Williams-Sonoma by 136.3% in the 3rd quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 9,801 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,518,000 after buying an additional 5,654 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Williams-Sonoma by 104.0% in the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 20,481 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $3,173,000 after buying an additional 10,441 shares during the period. 99.29% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.