Brokers Issue Forecasts for Williams-Sonoma Q1 Earnings

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, November 21st. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $1.68 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.69. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $190.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $8.13 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $136.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Citigroup decreased their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $140.00 to $134.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $154.41.

Williams-Sonoma Stock Down 2.1 %

Shares of NYSE WSM opened at $174.10 on Monday. Williams-Sonoma has a fifty-two week low of $90.87 and a fifty-two week high of $181.42. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $144.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $145.01. The firm has a market cap of $22.00 billion, a PE ratio of 20.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.76.

Williams-Sonoma Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 18th were paid a dividend of $0.57 per share. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 18th. Williams-Sonoma’s payout ratio is currently 26.97%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams-Sonoma

In other news, CEO Laura Alber sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.27, for a total value of $5,810,800.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,030,956 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $149,766,978.12. The trade was a 3.73 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 1.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Williams-Sonoma

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WSM. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 186.0% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 7,536 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,167,000 after purchasing an additional 4,901 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 97.1% in the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,167 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $955,000 after purchasing an additional 3,038 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 27.2% in the 3rd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 38,512 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $5,966,000 after purchasing an additional 8,237 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 118.7% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,110,320 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $326,931,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145,410 shares during the period. Finally, BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. boosted its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 130.7% in the 3rd quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. now owns 304,821 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $47,223,000 after purchasing an additional 172,709 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.29% of the company’s stock.

Williams-Sonoma Company Profile

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.