Telsey Advisory Group Forecasts Williams-Sonoma Q4 Earnings

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lowered their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 19th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $2.92 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.02. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $215.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on WSM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $153.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Wedbush cut their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $190.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. KeyCorp raised Williams-Sonoma from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $181.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, April 25th. UBS Group upgraded Williams-Sonoma from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the company from $140.00 to $165.00 in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $195.00 to $170.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $177.81.

Williams-Sonoma Stock Down 2.7%

NYSE WSM opened at $167.91 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.64 billion, a PE ratio of 19.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.57. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $157.00 and its 200 day moving average is $175.89. Williams-Sonoma has a twelve month low of $125.33 and a twelve month high of $219.98.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Williams-Sonoma

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WSM. Quarry LP boosted its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 99.0% during the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 199 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Sentry Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the 1st quarter worth about $32,000. Costello Asset Management INC bought a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. bought a new stake in Williams-Sonoma during the first quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Williams-Sonoma during the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.29% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Williams-Sonoma

In other news, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 1,408 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.32, for a total transaction of $273,602.56. Following 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Laura Alber sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.78, for a total transaction of $4,973,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,018,374 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $168,826,041.72. This represents a 2.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 80,635 shares of company stock worth $13,236,175. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, May 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be issued a $0.66 dividend. This is a boost from Williams-Sonoma’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.57%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.30%.

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.