Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group issued their Q3 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez forecasts that the specialty retailer will earn $2.00 per share for the quarter. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $230.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma's current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share.
Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.88 by $0.40. Williams-Sonoma had a net margin of 14.54% and a return on equity of 51.56%. The firm had revenue of $2.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.34 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $5.44 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis.
Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on WSM. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $195.00 to $170.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $153.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday. UBS Group raised shares of Williams-Sonoma from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $140.00 to $165.00 in a report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $170.00 to $224.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $195.00 to $185.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $177.93.
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Shares of NYSE:WSM opened at $163.27 on Monday. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $197.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $172.60. Williams-Sonoma has a twelve month low of $125.33 and a twelve month high of $219.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.10 billion, a PE ratio of 19.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.82.
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WSM. Natixis Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Williams-Sonoma during the third quarter worth $3,142,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in Williams-Sonoma by 94.7% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 30,454 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $4,718,000 after buying an additional 14,816 shares during the period. Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Williams-Sonoma by 68.5% during the third quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 942 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $146,000 after buying an additional 383 shares during the period. Commerce Bank boosted its stake in Williams-Sonoma by 136.3% during the third quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 9,801 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $1,518,000 after buying an additional 5,654 shares during the period. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Williams-Sonoma by 104.0% during the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 20,481 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $3,173,000 after buying an additional 10,441 shares during the period. 99.29% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
In related news, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 1,408 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.32, for a total value of $273,602.56. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 46,388 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,014,116.16. The trade was a 2.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Laura Alber sold 45,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.76, for a total transaction of $9,349,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 944,666 shares in the company, valued at $196,263,808.16. This represents a 4.55 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, May 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be issued a $0.66 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This is a positive change from Williams-Sonoma's previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.62%. Williams-Sonoma's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.30%.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home. It offers cooking, dining, and entertaining products, such as cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks under the Williams Sonoma Home brand, as well as home furnishings and decorative accessories under the Williams Sonoma lifestyle brand; and furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, and decorative accessories under the Pottery Barn brand.
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