After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
WSM belongs to the Consumer Cyclical sector of the NYSE while operating in the Specialty Retail industry. The current market capitalization of Williams-Sonoma, Inc is $26.05B. A total of 1.27 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.07M shares.
In the most recent transaction, ALBER LAURA sold 45,000 shares of WSM for 207.76 per share on Jan 21 ’25. After the transaction, the PRESIDENT & CEO now owns 944,666 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 21 ’25, ALBER LAURA bought 45,000 shares at 207.72 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Howie Jeffrey disposed of 3,160 shares on Dec 02 ’24 at a per-share price of $177.39. This resulted in the EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER holding 46,388 shares of WSM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Jeffrey Howie bought 3,160 shares at $177.94 per share on Dec 02 ’24.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Williams-Sonoma, Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.84, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.34%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.03. WSM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.21% when it declared a $0.57 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/17/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/18/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.68%. The WSM stock dividend was $0.57 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WSM has a high of $214.42 and a low of $95.76.
As of this writing, WSM has an earnings estimate of $2.89 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 22.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.1 per share and a lower estimate of $2.73.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. 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
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. 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.
