What Do You Need to Know About Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Before Investing?

By Chris Stiles • Thursday, March 20 15:07 • Permanent Link

Williams-Sonoma logged a -0.1% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $166.18 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -0.0%. WSM's trading volume is 1,702,253 compared to the stock's average volume of 1,558,094.

Williams-Sonoma trades -6.64% away from its average analyst target price of $178.0 per share. The 20 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $123.0 to $220.0, and on average have given Williams-Sonoma a rating of hold.

Anyone interested in buying WSM should be aware of the facts below:

Williams-Sonoma's current price is 57.9% above its Graham number of $105.24, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Williams-Sonoma has moved 6.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 8.3%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 8.8, Williams-Sonoma has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.9 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
WSM has a forward P/E ratio of 20.4 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $8.13 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 9.55 compared to its sector average of 3.19
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home.

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