We're taking a closer look at Williams today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -2.7% compared to -0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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The Williams Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in the United States.
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Williams has moved 59.4% over the last year compared to 28.2% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 31.2%
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WMB has an average analyst rating of buy and is -2.14% away from its mean target price of $55.37 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $2.36
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Williams has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.0 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $2.09 and its forward P/E ratio is 25.9
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 5.33 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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Williams is part of the Utilities sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 20.52 and an average P/B of 2.2
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Williams has on average reported free cash flows of $2.11 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 33.4%
