why Williams-Sonoma, Inc [WSM] is a Good Choice for Investors After New Price Target of $180.89

Williams-Sonoma, Inc [NYSE: WSM] loss -15.85% or -26.15 points to close at $138.86 with a heavy trading volume of 5650408 shares.

The daily chart for WSM points out that the company has recorded -8.06% loss over the past six months.

If we look at the average trading volume of 2.15M shares, WSM reached to a volume of 5650408 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 $180.89 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 2.76. 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.

UBS have made an estimate for Williams-Sonoma, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on March 20, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Telsey Advisory Group dropped their target price from $230 to $220. The new note on the price target was released on March 20, 2025, representing the official price target for Williams-Sonoma, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $165 to $190, while Telsey Advisory Group kept a Outperform rating on WSM stock. On October 30, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for WSM shares from 150 to 135.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Williams-Sonoma, Inc is set at 9.54, with the Price to Sales ratio for WSM stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.22. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 7.98, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 9.82. Price to Free Cash Flow for WSM in the course of the last twelve months was 15.06 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.74.

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 -15.55. With this latest performance, WSM shares dropped by -25.99% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -8.06% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -10.50% 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 26.41, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 22.84, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 29.83 for Williams-Sonoma, Inc [WSM]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 189.59, while it was recorded at 155.96 for the last single week of trading, and 163.72 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 0.74 and a Current Ratio set at 1.44.

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 3.66%.

An analysis of Institutional ownership at Williams-Sonoma, Inc [WSM]

There are presently around $96.77%, or 97.98%% 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 11.9445%. 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 7.93%.