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Williams Companies Inc WMB

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$38.51 +0.93 (2.47%)
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Williams Looks Well Positioned to Benefit from a Surge in US LNG Exports

Williams Companies has shifted its strategy in recent years to focus on organic growth investments that improve its legacy assets' returns and competitive position. This is a positive for investors, creating a more stable financial profile and more high-return growth opportunities than most of its midstream peers. Clean energy investments could become a material growth area in the next few years, with the recent Orsted partnership a particularly attractive growth engine for its Northwest portfolio.

Price vs Fair Value

WMB is trading within a range we consider fairly valued.
Price
$37.58
Fair Value
$19.00
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
$74.30
5-Star Price
$12.40
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

A large, well-positioned network allows Williams to invest in high-return growth projects with minimal regulatory hurdles.

Bears

Williams is focused almost exclusively on natural gas, meaning any upside in other energy prices will have little impact on earnings or valuation.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$37.58
Day Range
$37.4638.56
52-Week Range
$28.2739.76
Bid/Ask
$38.15 / $38.56
Market Cap
$46.92 Bil
Volume/Avg
6.7 Mil / 7.3 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
19.68
Price/Sales
4.21
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
4.84%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
5.06%
Total Yield
5.11%

Company Profile

Williams Companies is a midstream energy company that owns and operates the large Transco and Northwest pipeline systems and associated natural gas gathering, processing, and storage assets. In August 2018, the firm acquired the remaining 26% ownership of its limited partner, Williams Partners.
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil & Gas Midstream
Stock Style Box
Mid Core
Total Number of Employees
5,601

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Valuation

Metric
WMB
KMI
ENB
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
19.6816.5916.38
Price/Book Value
3.701.301.75
Price/Sales
4.212.592.16
Price/Cash Flow
7.856.437.92
Price/Earnings
WMB
KMI
ENB

Financial Strength

Metric
WMB
KMI
ENB
Quick Ratio
0.650.230.62
Current Ratio
0.770.350.83
Interest Coverage
4.502.783.04
Quick Ratio
WMB
KMI
ENB

Profitability

Metric
WMB
KMI
ENB
Return on Assets (Normalized)
4.67%3.46%3.23%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
19.77%7.89%10.46%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
8.25%6.00%6.00%
Return on Assets
WMB
KMI
ENB
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