Williams-Sonoma, Inc [NYSE: WSM] loss -3.49% or -6.01 points to close at $166.27 with a heavy trading volume of 7370163 shares.
The daily chart for WSM points out that the company has recorded 14.65% gains over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 1.58M shares, WSM reached to a volume of 7370163 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Williams-Sonoma, Inc [WSM]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for WSM shares is $187.28 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on WSM stock is a recommendation set at 2.82. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Telsey Advisory Group have made an estimate for Williams-Sonoma, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on November 21, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Wedbush dropped their target price from $150 to $135. The new note on the price target was released on October 30, 2024, representing the official price target for Williams-Sonoma, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $148 to $156, while Jefferies kept a Buy rating on WSM stock. On August 23, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for WSM shares from 170 to 165.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Williams-Sonoma, Inc is set at 9.30, with the Price to Sales ratio for WSM stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.72. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 10.80, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 6.72. Price to Free Cash Flow for WSM in the course of the last twelve months was 17.15 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.56.
Trading performance analysis for WSM stock
Williams-Sonoma, Inc [WSM] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -4.93. With this latest performance, WSM shares dropped by -23.63% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 14.65% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 17.19% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for WSM stock in for the last two-week period is set at 33.71, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 31.62, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 36.68 for Williams-Sonoma, Inc [WSM]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 197.99, while it was recorded at 169.22 for the last single week of trading, and 163.06 for the last 200 days.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc [WSM]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Williams-Sonoma, Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.56 and a Current Ratio set at 1.35.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc [WSM]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for WSM. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Williams-Sonoma, Inc go to 4.41%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Williams-Sonoma, Inc [WSM]
There are presently around $97.22%, or 98.42%% of WSM stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of WSM stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 7.66 million shares, which is approximately 11.93%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 6.63 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.87 billion in WSM stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$1.44 billion in WSM stock with ownership which is approximately 7.9204%.
