06 September, 2017
Insiders own 0.50% of the company's stock. About shares traded. American States Water Co (NYSE:AWR) has risen 17.06% since September 5, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 0.36% the S&P500.
Bourgeon Capital Management Llc increased Williams Cos Inc (WMB) stake by 49.74% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Arosa Capital Management Lp sold 221,677 shares as Williams Cos Inc Del (WMB)'s stock rose 7.09%. America First Investment Advisors Llc owns 244,073 shares or 4.65% of their USA portfolio. The stock of Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB) has "Outperform" rating given on Wednesday, January 11 by RBC Capital Markets. The institutional investor owned 12,100,909 shares of the pipeline company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,975,398 shares during the quarter. It has outperformed by 23.50% the S&P500.
Brigade Capital Management Lp decreased Orion Engineered Carbons S A (NYSE:OEC) stake by 598,818 shares to 765,182 valued at $14.42 million in 2016Q4. Williams Companies, Inc. (The)'s payout ratio is 196.72%. Semgroup Corp (NYSE:SEMG) was reduced too. Williams Companies, Inc. (The) now has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $34.00. Out of 18 Wall Street analysts rating Williams Companies Inc., 13 give it "Buy", 0 "Sell" rating, while 5 recommend "Hold". Therefore 72% are positive. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $32.00 price target on Williams Companies, Inc. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Williams Companies, Inc. Williams Companies, Inc. (The) presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $34.00. Goldman Sachs maintained the stock with "Buy" rating in Wednesday, July 13 report. The insider now holds 91,586 shares of The Williams Companies, Inc. The company was upgraded on Monday, December 19 by Morgan Stanley. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with "Hold" on Thursday, August 31. The stock of Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB) earned "Outperform" rating by Credit Suisse on Thursday, January 26. The rating was initiated by FinnCap on Thursday, November 24 with "Corporate".
Since May 10, 2017, it had 3 insider buys, and 3 sales for $1.92 million activity. With 1.31 million avg volume, 12 days are for Juno Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:JUNO)'s short sellers to cover JUNO's short positions.
Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $30.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $29.77.
Investors sentiment decreased to 1.06 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.01, from 1.05 in 2016Q3. It dropped, as 48 investors sold WMB shares while 217 reduced holdings. 87 funds opened positions while 199 raised stakes. The pipeline company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.06. 81,561 Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB) shares with value of $2.54 million were sold by Ewing Robyn L. Timmermans Ted T sold $30,725 worth of Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB) on Tuesday, May 16. Sterling Cap Mngmt Lc holds 116,350 shares or 0.03% of its portfolio. Community Financial Bank Na has invested 0% in Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB). Comml Bank Of Montreal Can, Ontario - Canada-based fund reported 1.37 million shares. 27,948 are held by Ngam Advsr L P. Planning Corporation owns 8,084 shares. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt has 46,515 shares. Prudential Public Ltd Company reported 0% of its portfolio in Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB). Shareholders of record on Friday, September 8th will be given a $0.30 dividend. United Services Automobile Association has invested 0.02% in Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB). 194,866 were accumulated by Water Asset Mngmt Limited Com. The lower end of the projection is $0.12 per share, while the higher end is $0.27 per share.
Investors sentiment decreased to 0.88 in 2016 Q4. Its up 0.63, from 1.19 in 2016Q3. Williams Companies, Inc. (The) had a return on equity of 3.43% and a net margin of 6.24%. 25 funds opened positions while 61 raised stakes. Howe And Rusling reported 395 shares. Bridgewater Assoc LP accumulated 43,786 shares. Ltd Llc owns 270,800 shares. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Williams Companies, Inc. Winfield Associates holds 0% or 10 shares. Cannell Peter B & Co holds 60,555 shares or 0.07% of its portfolio. Bluecrest Cap Limited has invested 0.02% in EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT). Wells Fargo & Mn owns 26,643 shares or 0% of their United States portfolio. Natl Registered Invest Advisor reported 21,200 shares. Kcg Inc has 0.02% invested in Parsley Energy Inc (NYSE:PE). RSI can be used to help spot overbought or oversold conditions. Therefore 88% are positive. Stifel Nicolaus maintained EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) rating on Tuesday, May 2. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Monday, April 3 by Jefferies. The rating was maintained by Evercore with "Buy" on Tuesday, August 2. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. The stock has "Overweight" rating by Barclays Capital on Tuesday, July 18. Imperial Capital has "Outperform" rating and $34 target.