A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) recently:

  • 1/25/2016 – Williams-Sonoma had its price target lowered by analysts at Deutsche Bank from $74.00 to $56.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
  • 1/21/2016 – Williams-Sonoma was downgraded by analysts at TheStreet to a “hold” rating.
  • 1/19/2016 – Williams-Sonoma had its price target lowered by analysts at Credit Suisse from $70.00 to $55.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
  • 1/11/2016 – Williams-Sonoma was downgraded by analysts at Wedbush from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $54.00 price target on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call. They noted that the move was a valuation call.
  • 1/8/2016 – Williams-Sonoma was downgraded by analysts at Buckingham Research from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.
  • 12/17/2015 – Williams-Sonoma is now covered by analysts at Guggenheim. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) traded down 2.67% during trading on Wednesday, reaching $50.21. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 509,778 shares. The company has a market cap of $4.51 billion and a PE ratio of 14.79. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has a 52-week low of $47.33 and a 52-week high of $89.38. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $56.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $71.95.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 19th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.04. The firm earned $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.68 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will post $3.41 EPS for the current year.

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. This is a boost from Williams-Sonoma’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 22nd. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.71%.

In related news, EVP Pat Connolly sold 6,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.78, for a total transaction of $392,904.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Anthony Greener sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.12, for a total value of $315,600.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 30,856 shares in the company, valued at $1,947,630.72. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an e-commerce and multi-channel specialty retailer of products for the home with some brands in home furnishings. The Company operates in two segments: e-commerce and retail. The e-commerce segment has the merchandising strategies, which include Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, West Elm, PBteen, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation and Mark and Graham, which sells its products through its e-commerce Websites and direct-mail catalogs. The retail segment has the merchandising strategies, which include Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, West Elm and Rejuvenation, which sells its products through its retail stores. The Company operates retail stores in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia and the United Kingdom, and franchises its brands to third-parties in various countries in the Middle East and the Philippines. The Company’s products are also available to customers through its catalogs and online across the world.

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