This afternoon we watched Williams drop -1.4% to a price of $57.05 per share. The Large-Cap Oil & Gas Transportation and Processing company is now trading -10.5% below its average target price of $63.73. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $44.0 to $74.0 per share for Williams, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.
The stock has a very low short interest at 1.3%, and a short ratio of 2.02. The company's insiders own 0.46% 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 88.7% of Williams's shares being owned by this investor type.
Institutions Invested in Williams
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | Vanguard Group Inc | 11% | 133,075,340 | $7,591,282,526 |
| 2025-06-30 | Blackrock Inc. | 9% | 105,732,170 | $6,031,491,444 |
| 2025-06-30 | State Street Corporation | 6% | 67,915,517 | $3,874,240,542 |
| 2025-06-30 | Bank of America Corporation | 4% | 44,496,410 | $2,538,297,626 |
| 2025-06-30 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 3% | 41,917,349 | $2,391,175,096 |
| 2025-06-30 | Morgan Stanley | 2% | 29,167,330 | $1,663,850,286 |
| 2025-06-30 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 28,463,391 | $1,623,694,087 |
| 2025-06-30 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2% | 22,561,413 | $1,287,015,763 |
| 2025-06-30 | Blackstone Inc | 2% | 19,290,286 | $1,100,414,329 |
| 2025-06-30 | Deutsche Bank AG\ | 2% | 18,412,558 | $1,050,344,337 |
Besides an analyst consensus of some upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Williams.
