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Neutral721.2%
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The Williams Companies, Inc. · WMB · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024
Williams raises guidance as contracted pipeline growth supports demand outlook
The current analysis supports a constructive view of Williams' near-term operating trajectory: raised guidance, contracted infrastructure projects and a sizable pipeline backlog provide visible growth support. That case remains dependent on execution, regulatory progress, capital discipline and demand translating into utilization.
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$88.89B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.43
Consensus $0.42
EPS surprise
+2.6%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$2.65B
Consensus $2.52B
Revenue surprise
+5.1%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+0.2%
Event window
SPY move
+0.8%
Same window
Abnormal move
-0.6%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.0×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+2.5%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did WMB rise 0.2% after beating EPS estimates in FY2024 Q3?What changed in WMB's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for WMB after FY2024 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
The current analysis adds a raised 2024 guidance midpoint, a 5.3 Bcf/d pipeline contract backlog and emphasis on fully contracted SESE and Dalton Lateral projects. Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, the demand narrative is similar, but the guidance signal is stronger; regulatory, capex and rate-renewal concerns remain.
Guidance delta
Guidance was raised in the current quarter, versus maintained guidance in the prior-quarter analysis.
Key takeaways
- Management reported record third-quarter adjusted EBITDA and raised its 2024 guidance midpoint.
- The company cited a 5.3 Bcf/d pipeline contract backlog and fully contracted projects including SESE and Dalton Lateral.
- Power generation, data centers, LNG exports and coal-to-gas conversions were identified as demand drivers.
- Low natural-gas prices, regulatory delays and higher capital costs remain key risks.
Management priorities
- Complete SESE and bring it fully into service
- Commission Dalton Lateral and Wild Trail
- Pursue storage and transmission acquisitions
- Expand gathering capacity as production conditions improve
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$74.17Current
$28Low
$61.09Average
$103High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 13, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 12, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 8, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 1, 2026 |
| CIBC | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 26, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 12, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 8, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 7, 2026 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 6, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 20, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 4, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Strong Buy | Downgrade | Apr 21, 2023 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Feb 27, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 16, 2022 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 18, 2022 |
| TD Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 24, 2021 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 2, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2018 |
| Evercore Partners | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Tudor Pickering | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 21, 2016 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jun 17, 2014 |
| Maxim Group | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 12, 2014 |
| Scotia Howard Weil | Sector Perform | Sector Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 8, 2014 |
| ISI Group | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 14, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $74.17. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Theresa Chen | $82 | $67.97 | +10.6% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Williams Trading | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $72.12 | +24.0% | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $73.54 | +14.6% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Williams Trading | Analyst unavailable | $103 | $71.08 | +38.9% | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $103 | $75.54 | +38.9% | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Praneeth Satish | $90 | $71.51 | +21.3% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| CIBC | Analyst unavailable | $83 | $75.42 | +11.9% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $99 | $74.46 | +33.5% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | John MacKay | $82 | $74.46 | +10.6% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Barclays | Theresa Chen | $75 | $75.08 | +1.1% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $85 | $74.34 | +14.6% | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $71.56 | +14.6% | May 29, 2026 |
| CIBC | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $76.89 | +14.6% | May 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $98 | $79.74 | +32.1% | May 20, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Brandon Bingham | $86 | $74.18 | +15.9% | May 12, 2026 |
| UBS | Manav Gupta | $91 | $74.18 | +22.7% | May 12, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $74.88 | +17.3% | May 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $75.16 | +10.6% | May 1, 2026 |
| Williams Trading | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $71.15 | +10.6% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $83 | $72.27 | +11.9% | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Barclays | Theresa Chen | $73 | $72.17 | -1.6% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $81 | $72.28 | +9.2% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $89 | $72.28 | +20.0% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $78 | $71.13 | +5.2% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Williams Trading | Analyst unavailable | $84 | $71.13 | +13.3% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $78 | $71.97 | +5.2% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $68.84 | +7.9% | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $78 | $68.84 | +5.2% | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $76 | $66.33 | +2.5% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Gabriel Moreen | $73 | $66.14 | -1.6% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Brandon Bingham | $66 | $61.68 | -11.0% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $71 | $61.02 | -4.3% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Robert Mosca | $70 | $57.72 | -5.6% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Ameet Thakkar | $70 | $57.68 | -5.6% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Barclays | Theresa Chen | $66 | $62.68 | -11.0% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Williams Trading | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $72 | $63.5 | -2.9% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $83 | $63.69 | +11.9% | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $63.18 | -12.4% | Sep 30, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $78 | $63.97 | +5.2% | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $63.97 | -9.7% | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Williams Trading | Spiro Dounis | $65 | $57.88 | -12.4% | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Williams Trading | Robert Catellier | $64 | $57.34 | -13.7% | Aug 15, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Praneeth Satish | $70 | $57.89 | -5.6% | Aug 7, 2025 |
| Williams Trading | Stewart Glickman | $62 | $53.07 | -16.4% | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Gabriel Moreen | $56 | $52.14 | -24.5% | Nov 4, 2024 |
| Williams Trading | Jean Ann Salisbury | $55 | $51.37 | -25.8% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Jean Ann Salisbury | $55 | $51.37 | -25.8% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Williams Trading | Robert Kad | $58 | $49.63 | -21.8% | Oct 4, 2024 |
| Barclays | Theresa Chen | $46 | $46.36 | -38.0% | Oct 2, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Elvira Scotto | $47 | $44.67 | -36.6% | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Barclays | Theresa Chen | $42 | $44.13 | -43.4% | Aug 19, 2024 |
| CFRA | Stewart Glickman | $42 | $43 | -43.4% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Gabriel Moreen | $47 | $44.77 | -36.6% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Neal Dingmann | $42 | $41.02 | -43.4% | Jun 17, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Elvira Scotto | $44 | $41.55 | -40.7% | Jun 13, 2024 |
| Williams Trading | Praneeth Satish | $46 | $40.98 | -38.0% | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Selman Akyol | $43 | $39.32 | -42.0% | May 7, 2024 |
| Williams Trading | James Carreker | $40 | $39.27 | -46.1% | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Keith Stanley | $34 | $37.68 | -54.2% | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | John MacKay | $37 | $39.24 | -50.1% | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $41 | $32.63 | -44.7% | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Williams Trading | Michael Lapides | $30 | $33.29 | -59.6% | Sep 7, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $40 | $32.63 | -46.1% | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $42 | $32.86 | -43.4% | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Praneeth Satish | $39 | $35.38 | -47.4% | May 22, 2022 |
| Argus Research | Bill Selesky | $40 | $34.62 | -46.1% | May 13, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $39 | $35.7 | -47.4% | May 4, 2022 |
| Williams Trading | Analyst unavailable | $37 | $33.8 | -50.1% | May 2, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $38 | $34.34 | -48.8% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $40 | $33.9 | -46.1% | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $40 | $35.74 | -46.1% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Justin Jenkins | $36 | $29.73 | -51.5% | Feb 23, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Timm Schneider | $31 | $29.73 | -58.2% | Feb 23, 2022 |
| Barclays | Marc Solecitto | $34 | $29.73 | -54.2% | Feb 23, 2022 |
| UBS | Shneur Gershuni | $36 | $28.83 | -51.5% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Chase Mulvehill | $35 | $29.2 | -52.8% | Jan 18, 2022 |
| US Capital Advisors | Rebecca Followill | $30 | $27.19 | -59.6% | Nov 18, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Alex Kania | $29 | $28.2 | -60.9% | Oct 19, 2021 |
| Seaport Global | Sunil Sibal | $28 | $24.19 | -62.2% | Jul 28, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Bill Selesky | $30 | $25 | -59.6% | May 17, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationThe Williams Companies, Inc., alongside its subsidiaries, operates as a prominent energy infrastructure entity, primarily conducting business throughout the United States. The company’s operations are organized into four key segments: Transmission & Gulf of Mexico, Northeast G&P, West, and Gas & NGL Marketing Services. The Transmission & Gulf of Mexico division manages crucial natural gas pipelines such as Transco and Northwest, in addition to natural gas gathering and processing, and crude oil production handling and transportation assets situated in the Gulf Coast. This segment also oversees various petrochemical and feedstock pipelines. Focusing on midstream activities, the Northeast G&P segment handles gathering, processing, and fractionation within the Marcellus Shale region, predominantly in Pennsylvania and New York, and the Utica Shale region of eastern Ohio.…
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2024-11-10T18:38:36.707185+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-13T00:10:44.169084+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-13T00:10:44.165482+00:00
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