Brokers Set Expectations for Williams-Sonoma Q2 Earnings

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Williams-Sonoma in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $1.80 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.82. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.13 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.13 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.13 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $8.90 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $8.90 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $9.41 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $153.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $180.00 to $175.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Barclays raised their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $123.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $170.00 to $224.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Williams-Sonoma currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $176.93.

Williams-Sonoma Stock Up 2.2 %

Shares of WSM opened at $141.94 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $17.53 billion, a PE ratio of 16.79, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.82. Williams-Sonoma has a 12-month low of $125.33 and a 12-month high of $219.98. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $188.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $173.75.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.40. The firm had revenue of $2.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.34 billion. Williams-Sonoma had a net margin of 14.54% and a return on equity of 51.56%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $5.44 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Williams-Sonoma

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WSM. Benjamin Edwards Inc. bought a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $369,000. Ascent Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 36.8% during the 3rd quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 2,441 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $378,000 after purchasing an additional 657 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 639.1% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 115,512 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $17,893,000 after buying an additional 99,883 shares during the last quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC grew its position in Williams-Sonoma by 94.1% during the third quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC now owns 2,337 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $353,000 after buying an additional 1,133 shares during the period. Finally, Polymer Capital Management HK LTD purchased a new position in Williams-Sonoma in the third quarter valued at about $279,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.29% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 1,408 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.32, for a total transaction of $273,602.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 46,388 shares in the company, valued at $9,014,116.16. This trade represents a 2.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Laura Alber sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.78, for a total transaction of $4,973,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,018,374 shares in the company, valued at $168,826,041.72. This represents a 2.86 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 112,720 shares of company stock valued at $20,616,369 over the last ninety days. 1.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, May 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a dividend of $0.66 per share. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. This is an increase from Williams-Sonoma’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. Williams-Sonoma’s payout ratio is presently 29.30%.

About Williams-Sonoma

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.