Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) Rating Reiterated by Telsey Advisory Group

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reissued by equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $340.00 price target on the specialty retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s price target suggests a potential upside of 19.48% from the stock’s previous close. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.18 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on WSM. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research note on Wednesday, April 3rd. StockNews.com cut shares of Williams-Sonoma from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 8th. Loop Capital raised their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $220.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 15th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Williams-Sonoma from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $155.00 to $270.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 14th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $146.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 15th. Three research 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $259.94.

Williams-Sonoma Trading Up 1.7 %

Shares of WSM opened at $284.56 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $299.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $237.28. The firm has a market cap of $18.28 billion, a PE ratio of 19.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 1.72. Williams-Sonoma has a 12-month low of $109.44 and a 12-month high of $348.51.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 13th. The specialty retailer reported $5.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.06 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.22 billion. Williams-Sonoma had a return on equity of 55.15% and a net margin of 12.25%. The business’s revenue was down 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $5.50 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Williams-Sonoma will post 15.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Williams-Sonoma news, CEO Laura Alber sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.74, for a total value of $5,674,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 505,509 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $143,433,123.66. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other news, CEO Laura Alber sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.74, for a total transaction of $5,674,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 505,509 shares in the company, valued at approximately $143,433,123.66. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Marta Benson sold 2,184 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $313.98, for a total transaction of $685,732.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 48,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,185,328.72. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 61,145 shares of company stock worth $18,552,819 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Williams-Sonoma

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Virtu Financial LLC raised its stake in Williams-Sonoma by 164.0% during the 1st quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 12,491 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $3,966,000 after purchasing an additional 7,760 shares during the period. Plato Investment Management Ltd lifted its holdings in Williams-Sonoma by 4,136.7% in the 1st quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 4,152 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,318,000 after purchasing an additional 4,054 shares during the last quarter. First Western Trust Bank bought a new stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma during the 1st quarter worth $229,000. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the first quarter valued at about $802,000. Finally, Motley Fool Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Williams-Sonoma by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC now owns 1,225 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $389,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. 99.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.