Q1 EPS Estimates for Williams-Sonoma Lowered by Analyst

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group decreased their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research note issued to 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.

WSM has been the subject of several other research reports. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of 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 lowered their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Williams-Sonoma from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $148.00 to $156.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $162.00 to $189.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $154.41.

Williams-Sonoma Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of Williams-Sonoma stock opened at $171.98 on Monday. Williams-Sonoma has a twelve month low of $90.31 and a twelve month high of $181.42. The stock has a market cap of $21.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $143.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $144.82.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 22nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. Williams-Sonoma had a net margin of 14.54% and a return on equity of 51.56%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.56 earnings per share.

Williams-Sonoma Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, October 18th were given a dividend of $0.57 per share. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.33%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 18th. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.97%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Laura Alber sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.27, for a total transaction of $5,810,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,030,956 shares in the company, valued at $149,766,978.12. This represents a 3.73 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Karalyn Smith sold 11,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.66, for a total value of $1,494,726.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 15,150 shares in the company, valued at $2,040,099. The trade was a 42.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 91,100 shares of company stock worth $12,525,126 over the last quarter. 1.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WSM. EntryPoint Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 520.0% during the first quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 93 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 78 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC bought a new stake in Williams-Sonoma during the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Crewe Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Williams-Sonoma during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the second quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Smithfield Trust Co increased its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 100.0% during the third quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 160 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 80 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.