Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for Williams-Sonoma

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $1.80 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on WSM. UBS Group raised shares of Williams-Sonoma from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the company from $140.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $170.00 to $224.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $123.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Williams-Sonoma to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Wedbush reduced their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $190.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. One 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $176.93.

Williams-Sonoma Price Performance

WSM stock opened at $141.94 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $188.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $173.75. Williams-Sonoma has a fifty-two week low of $125.33 and a fifty-two week high of $219.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.82.

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

Institutional Trading of Williams-Sonoma

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mariner LLC raised its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 11,225 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,079,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 15.5% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 396 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,474 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $643,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Westmount Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Westmount Partners LLC now owns 6,242 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,156,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, Bailard Inc. raised its stake in Williams-Sonoma by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 4,091 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $758,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. 99.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Williams-Sonoma news, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 1,408 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock in a transaction on 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $9,014,116.16. The trade was a 2.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Laura Alber sold 45,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.76, for a total transaction of $9,349,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 944,666 shares in the company, valued at $196,263,808.16. The trade was a 4.55 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 112,720 shares of company stock valued at $20,616,369. 1.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend

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