After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Specialty Retail industry segment, falling under the Consumer Cyclical sector. The current market capitalization of Williams-Sonoma, Inc is $23.02B. A total of 2.25 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.86M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Howie Jeffrey sold 3,160 shares of WSM for 177.39 per share on Dec 02 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER now owns 46,388 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 02 ’24, Jeffrey Howie bought 3,160 shares at 177.94 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, ALBER LAURA disposed of 40,000 shares on Nov 15 ’24 at a per-share price of $130.49. This resulted in the PRESIDENT & CEO holding 990,956 shares of WSM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, ALBER LAURA bought 40,000 shares at $130.44 per share on Nov 15 ’24.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Williams-Sonoma, Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.15, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.15%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.12. WSM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 10/18/2024 when it declared a $0.57 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/22/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/23/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 7/19/2024. The WSM stock dividend was $0.57 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WSM has a high of $182.56 and a low of $94.62.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. WSM’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $850.34M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $1.28B in debt and $1.77B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $15.39, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.66B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WSM is Buy with a score of 3.16.
