Equities research analysts expect Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB) to announce earnings per share of $0.16 for the current fiscal quarter, Zacks reports. Four analysts have made estimates for Williams Companies’ earnings. The highest EPS estimate is $0.28 and the lowest is $0.09. Williams Companies posted earnings of $0.15 per share in the same quarter last year, which indicates a positive year over year growth rate of 6.7%. The firm is scheduled to report its next earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 17th.

On average, analysts expect that Williams Companies will report full year earnings of $0.63 per share for the current year, with EPS estimates ranging from $0.62 to $0.65. For the next year, analysts anticipate that the business will report earnings of $0.94 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $0.45 to $1.55. Zacks Investment Research’s earnings per share averages are a mean average based on a survey of research analysts that that provide coverage for Williams Companies.

Shares of Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) opened at 19.27 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $14.45 billion and a P/E ratio of 43.30. Williams Companies has a 1-year low of $12.77 and a 1-year high of $61.38. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $22.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $38.76.

Several institutional investors recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in Williams Companies by 10.9% in the fourth quarter. Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 13,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $345,000 after buying an additional 1,315 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in Williams Companies by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 28,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $733,000 after buying an additional 3,443 shares during the period. Mizuho Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Williams Companies by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Mizuho Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 47,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,217,000 after buying an additional 1,068 shares during the period. First Western Capital Management Co boosted its position in Williams Companies by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. First Western Capital Management Co now owns 87,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,239,000 after buying an additional 335 shares during the period. Finally, Piedmont Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Williams Companies by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Piedmont Investment Advisors LLC now owns 165,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,250,000 after buying an additional 1,464 shares during the period.

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on WMB shares. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Williams Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, January 11th. Evercore ISI reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $30.00 price objective on shares of Williams Companies in a research note on Wednesday, December 23rd. Jefferies Group reduced their price objective on shares of Williams Companies from $43.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 14th. Wells Fargo raised shares of Williams Companies to a “buy” rating and set a $43.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 18th. Finally, Vetr cut shares of Williams Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $46.35 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Monday, October 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $43.78.

The Williams Companies, Inc. is an energy infrastructure company focused on connecting North America’s hydrocarbon resource plays to markets for natural gas, natural gas liquids (NYSE:WMB), and olefins. The Company operates through three segments: Williams Partners, comprised of its consolidated partnership Pre-merger WPZ (Williams Partners L.P.), which includes gas pipeline and midstream businesses; Access Midstream, comprised of its consolidated master limited partnership ACMP (Access Midstream Partners, L.P.), which includes certain domestic midstream businesses that provide gathering, treating, and compression services to producers under long-term, fee-based contracts, and Williams NGL and Petchem Services, comprised of certain other domestic olefins pipeline assets and certain Canadian growth projects under development, including a propane dehydrogenation facility and a liquids extraction plant.

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