Williams Companies Ownership

WMB Stock  USD 59.35  1.26  2.17%   
Williams Companies retains a total of 1.22 Billion outstanding shares. The majority of Williams Companies outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These institutions are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to purchase positions in Williams Companies to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, other corporate entities are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Williams Companies. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Williams Companies as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that on April 18, 2025, Representative Dwight Evans of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Williams Companies's common stock.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1985-09-30
Previous Quarter
1.2 B
Current Value
1.2 B
Avarage Shares Outstanding
600.2 M
Quarterly Volatility
326.7 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Williams Companies in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Williams Companies, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Williams Companies. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in population.
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Williams Stock Ownership Analysis

About 89.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.58. Williams Companies last dividend was issued on the 13th of June 2025. The entity had 10000:8152 split on the 3rd of January 2012. The Williams Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in the United States. The Williams Companies, Inc. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Williams Companies operates under Oil Gas Midstream classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 4783 people. For more information please call Alan Armstrong at 800-945-5426 or visit https://www.williams.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Williams Companies also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Williams Companies' stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Williams Companies' strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Williams Companies Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

14.87 Billion

Williams Companies Insider Trades History

Less than 1% of Williams Companies are currently held by insiders. Unlike Williams Companies' institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Williams Companies' private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Williams Companies' insider trades
 
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Williams Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Williams Companies is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Williams Companies backward and forwards among themselves. Williams Companies' institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Williams Companies' securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
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Note, although Williams Companies' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Williams Companies Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Williams Companies insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Williams Companies' material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Williams Companies insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Williams Companies' latest congressional trading

Congressional trading in companies like Williams Companies, is subject to rigorous scrutiny to prevent conflicts of interest and insider trading. This is governed by multiple SEC regulations which were established to foster transparency and deter members of Congress from leveraging non-public information for personal gain. This oversight helps maintain public trust and ensures that investments in Williams Companies by those in governmental positions are based on the same information available to the general public.
2025-04-18Representative Dwight EvansAcquired Under $15KVerify
2022-05-19Representative Debbie DingellAcquired $15K to $50KVerify

Williams Companies Outstanding Bonds

Williams Companies issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Williams Companies uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Williams bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Williams Companies has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Williams Companies Corporate Filings

F3
15th of July 2025
The report used by insiders such as officers, directors, and major shareholders (beneficial owners holding more than 10% of any class of the company's equity securities) to declare their ownership of a company's stock
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F4
11th of July 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
30th of June 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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FWP
27th of June 2025
A written communication used by offering participants to offer securities to the public or to solicit securities transactions.
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When determining whether Williams Companies offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Williams Companies' financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Williams Companies Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Williams Companies Stock:
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Is Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Williams Companies. If investors know Williams will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Williams Companies listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.081
Dividend Share
1.925
Earnings Share
1.86
Revenue Per Share
9.086
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.119
The market value of Williams Companies is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Williams that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Williams Companies' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Williams Companies' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Williams Companies' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Williams Companies' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Williams Companies' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Williams Companies is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Williams Companies' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.