Williams-Sonoma Q4 EPS Forecast Increased by Zacks Research

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Williams-Sonoma in a report released on Wednesday, December 4th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now anticipates that the specialty retailer will earn $2.76 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.69. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $8.29 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.93 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.46 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.94 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.19 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.07 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup decreased their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $140.00 to $134.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 8th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $162.00 to $189.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Barclays increased their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $116.00 to $123.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Telsey Advisory Group increased their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $165.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Loop Capital increased their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $145.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $154.41.

Williams-Sonoma Trading Down 2.2 %

WSM stock opened at $182.93 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.64, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.81. Williams-Sonoma has a twelve month low of $94.63 and a twelve month high of $187.38. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $148.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $146.17.

Williams-Sonoma Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 18th were given a $0.57 dividend. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 18th. Williams-Sonoma’s payout ratio is 26.97%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Laura Alber sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.27, for a total value of $5,810,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,030,956 shares in the company, valued at $149,766,978.12. This trade represents a 3.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 3,160 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.39, for a total value of $560,552.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 46,388 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,228,767.32. This represents a 6.38 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 83,160 shares of company stock worth $11,590,952. 1.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in Williams-Sonoma by 403.1% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 12,045 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $3,825,000 after purchasing an additional 9,651 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC increased its position in Williams-Sonoma by 81.2% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 3,348 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,063,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its position in Williams-Sonoma by 12.0% during the 2nd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 3,312 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $935,000 after purchasing an additional 356 shares in the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Williams-Sonoma during the 2nd quarter worth about $5,399,000. Finally, CHICAGO TRUST Co NA increased its position in Williams-Sonoma by 15.0% during the 2nd quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 2,065 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $583,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.29% of the company’s stock.

Williams-Sonoma Company Profile

Williams-Sonoma, Inc operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home. It offers cooking, dining, and entertaining products, such as cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks under the Williams Sonoma Home brand, as well as home furnishings and decorative accessories under the Williams Sonoma lifestyle brand; and furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, and decorative accessories under the Pottery Barn brand.