Editor's Take – Analyzing WMB Stock Performance

By Chris Stiles • Thursday, March 21 15:10 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Utilities company Williams has moved 2.0% so far today on a volume of 6,573,542, compared to its average of 6,912,778. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Williams trades -0.59% away from its average analyst target price of $38.84 per share. The 19 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $35.0 to $43.0, and on average have given Williams a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in WMB, you'll want to know the following:

Williams's current price is -43.0% below its Graham number of $22.02, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Williams has moved 33.8% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 32.3%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 2.68, Williams has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
WMB has a forward P/E ratio of 18.8 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $2.05 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 10.52 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Williams is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 3.8 compared to its sector average of 1.71
The Williams Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in the United States.
Based in Tulsa, the company has 5,601 full time employees and a market cap of $47.04 Billion. Williams currently returns an annual dividend yield of 4.7%.

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