Q2 2025 EPS Estimates for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) Increased by Analyst

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Williams-Sonoma in a report issued on Wednesday, May 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $3.20 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.18. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $340.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $15.39 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s FY2025 earnings at $16.05 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $16.62 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on WSM. Loop Capital boosted their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $220.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 15th. Barclays boosted their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $146.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 15th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $260.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 14th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $295.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $310.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 14th. Three equities research 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 has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $259.94.

Williams-Sonoma Stock Performance

NYSE WSM opened at $287.78 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $300.01 and a 200-day moving average of $238.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.72. Williams-Sonoma has a 52 week low of $109.44 and a 52 week high of $348.51.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 13th. The specialty retailer reported $5.44 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.06 by $0.38. Williams-Sonoma had a return on equity of 54.50% and a net margin of 13.83%. The company had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $5.50 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 7.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 24th. Investors of record on Friday, April 19th were given a dividend of $1.13 per share. This is a boost from Williams-Sonoma’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. This represents a $4.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.57%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 18th. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.75%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Williams-Sonoma

In other news, EVP Karalyn Smith sold 1,145 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $289.06, for a total value of $330,973.70. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,966 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,013,591.96. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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, EVP Karalyn Smith sold 1,145 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $289.06, for a total value of $330,973.70. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 6,966 shares in the company, valued at $2,013,591.96. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 61,145 shares of company stock worth $18,552,819 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Gleason Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 0.4% during the first quarter. Gleason Group Inc. now owns 8,969 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,848,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC now owns 521 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $105,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Strategic Blueprint LLC raised its position in Williams-Sonoma by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 1,054 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $335,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC raised its position 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. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC grew its stake in Williams-Sonoma by 30.5% in the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 231 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. 99.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.