Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) is 41.37% higher on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $109.44 and a high of $292.40 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will continue to grow shareholders’ wealth in the market. Here’s what analysts think will happen to its price in the coming time. The WSM stock was last observed hovering at around $283.77 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 1.49%.
Currently trading at $285.26, the stock is 18.34% and 29.50% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.25 million and changing 0.53% at the moment leaves the stock 69.27% off its SMA200. WSM registered 137.82% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 98.11%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $2.40 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $12.85.
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The stock witnessed a 27.97% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 38.17%, and is 20.69% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 4.78% over the week and 3.02% over the month.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) has around 21100 employees, a market worth around $18.30B and $7.75B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 19.57 and Fwd P/E is 17.85. Profit margin for the company is 12.25%. Distance from 52-week low is 160.65% and -2.44% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (28.92%).
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. quarterly earnings per share for the current quarter are estimated at $2.63 with sales reaching $1.65B over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 1.94% this year, but quarterly earnings will post -0.70% year-over-year.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) Top Institutional Holders
879 institutions hold shares in Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM), with institutional investors hold 101.32% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 64.15M, and float is at 60.21M with Short Float at 11.43%. Institutions hold 99.92% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is FMR, LLC with over 7.74 million shares valued at $969.09 million. The investor’s holdings represent 12.07% of the WSM Shares outstanding. As of Jun 29, 2023, the second largest holder is Vanguard Group Inc with 7.72 million shares valued at $966.43 million to account for 12.04% of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are Blackrock Inc. which holds 6.02 million shares representing 9.39% and valued at over $753.42 million, while Aristotle Capital Management, LLC holds 7.20% of the shares totaling 4.62 million with a market value of $577.8 million.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by ALBER LAURA,the company’sPRESIDENT & CEO. SEC filings show that ALBER LAURA sold 20,000 shares of the company’s common stock on Jan 16 ’24 at a price of $201.92 per share for a total of $4.04 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 0.53 million shares.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Nov 22 ’23 that Smith Karalyn (EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER) sold a total of 1,945 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Nov 22 ’23 and was made at $179.85 per share for $0.35 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 7240.0 shares of the WSM stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Nov 21 ’23, Benson Marta (CEO POTTERY BARN BRANDS) disposed off 5,374 shares at an average price of $178.86 for $0.96 million. The insider now directly holds 48,864 shares of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM).
