Williams-Sonoma Q4 EPS Estimate Boosted by Zacks Research

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Williams-Sonoma in a report released on Wednesday, December 4th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $2.76 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.69. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $8.29 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.93 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.46 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.94 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.19 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.07 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $140.00 to $134.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 8th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Loop Capital lifted their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $145.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Wedbush upped their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $135.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $154.41.

Williams-Sonoma Price Performance

Williams-Sonoma stock opened at $188.82 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $149.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $146.38. The stock has a market cap of $23.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.81. Williams-Sonoma has a 1-year low of $94.63 and a 1-year high of $190.08.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Williams-Sonoma

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WSM. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 72.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,781,201 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,360,384,000 after purchasing an additional 3,695,837 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 108.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,329,125 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $825,588,000 after purchasing an additional 2,777,339 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Williams-Sonoma by 107.5% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,689,451 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $418,223,000 after buying an additional 1,393,436 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its position in Williams-Sonoma by 118.7% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,110,320 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $326,931,000 after buying an additional 1,145,410 shares during the period. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. grew its position in Williams-Sonoma by 324.4% during the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 1,036,256 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $160,537,000 after buying an additional 792,068 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.29% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Williams-Sonoma

In related news, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 3,160 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.39, for a total transaction of $560,552.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 46,388 shares in the company, valued at $8,228,767.32. This represents a 6.38 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Laura Alber sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.49, for a total transaction of $5,219,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 990,956 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $129,309,848.44. The trade was a 3.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 83,160 shares of company stock worth $11,590,952. Corporate insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Williams-Sonoma Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 18th were issued a dividend of $0.57 per share. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 18th. Williams-Sonoma’s payout ratio is 26.97%.

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.