Wedbush Forecasts Williams-Sonoma’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:WSM)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Research analysts at Wedbush upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Williams-Sonoma in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, February 28th. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $3.13 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.93. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $190.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.08 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.63 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.09 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on WSM. Loop Capital raised their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $145.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Gordon Haskett raised Williams-Sonoma to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $136.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Telsey Advisory Group raised their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $165.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Williams-Sonoma has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $173.28.

Williams-Sonoma Stock Down 3.7 %

NYSE WSM opened at $187.33 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $201.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $168.71. Williams-Sonoma has a 52 week low of $117.13 and a 52 week high of $219.98. The company has a market capitalization of $23.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.79.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Williams-Sonoma

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the 4th quarter worth approximately $86,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the 4th quarter worth approximately $13,707,000. Virtue Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 7,014 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,299,000 after purchasing an additional 386 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 68.3% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 10,985 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,034,000 after acquiring an additional 4,457 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.29% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams-Sonoma

In other news, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 1,408 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.32, for a total value of $273,602.56. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Laura Alber sold 45,000 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.76, for a total value of $9,349,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 944,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $196,263,808.16. This trade 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.

Williams-Sonoma Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th were issued a dividend of $0.57 per share. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 17th. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.98%.

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.