Williams Companies stock is trading -5.76% below its average target price of $36.96 after marking a 1.0% during today's evening session. Analysts are giving the large-cap Oil & Gas Transportation and Processing company an average rating of buy and target prices ranging from $31.0 to $41.0 per share.
The stock has an average amount of shares sold short at 2.8%, and a short ratio of 3.53. The company's insiders own 0.36% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that a significant number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 87.5% of Williams Companies's shares being owned by this investor type.
Institutions Invested in Williams Companies
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 11% | 128,903,479 | $4,489,708,409 |
| 2023-03-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 10% | 120,656,809 | $4,202,476,878 |
| 2023-03-31 | State Street Corporation | 7% | 85,718,039 | $2,985,559,455 |
| 2023-03-31 | Bank of America Corporation | 4% | 46,878,146 | $1,632,765,911 |
| 2023-03-31 | Dodge & Cox Inc | 3% | 39,227,254 | $1,366,285,328 |
| 2023-03-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 26,463,141 | $921,711,249 |
| 2023-03-31 | JP Morgan Chase & Company | 2% | 22,397,111 | $780,091,417 |
| 2023-03-31 | ClearBridge Investments, LLC | 2% | 22,064,140 | $768,494,036 |
| 2023-03-31 | Royal Bank of Canada | 2% | 20,691,603 | $720,688,570 |
| 2023-03-31 | Morgan Stanley | 1% | 17,964,798 | $625,713,947 |
Besides an analyst consensus of some upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Williams Companies.
