Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) Stock Position Trimmed by LPL Financial LLC

LPL Financial LLC decreased its position in Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ( NYSE:WSM – Free Report ) by 0.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.

com reports. The firm owned 58,972 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 479 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in Williams-Sonoma were worth $10,921,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of WSM. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 108.8% during the third quarter.

State Street Corp now owns 5,329,125 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $825,588,000 after buying an additional 2,777,339 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Williams-Sonoma by 107.5% during the 3rd quarter.

Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,689,451 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $418,223,000 after acquiring an additional 1,393,436 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in Williams-Sonoma by 19,941.2% during the 4th quarter.

Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 495,619 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $91,779,000 after acquiring an additional 493,146 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Williams-Sonoma by 84.

5% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,020,489 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $158,085,000 after acquiring an additional 467,407 shares during the period.

Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 118.6% in the third quarter.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 622,279 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $96,403,000 after purchasing an additional 337,564 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.

29% of the company’s stock. Insider Activity In related news, CEO Laura Alber sold 45,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.

76, for a total transaction of $9,349,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 944,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $196,263,808.

16. The trade was a 4.55 % decrease in their ownership of the stock.

The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website . Also, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 36,312 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.

79, for a total value of $6,020,166.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 46,388 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,690,666.

52. This represents a 43.91 % decrease in their ownership of the stock.

The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders have sold 112,720 shares of company stock worth $20,616,369 over the last 90 days. 1.

50% of the stock is owned by company insiders. Analyst Ratings Changes View Our Latest Analysis on WSM Williams-Sonoma Stock Down 15.8 % WSM opened at $138.

99 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $189.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $173.

77. The firm has a market cap of $17.17 billion, a PE ratio of 16.

44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.82.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $125.33 and a fifty-two week high of $219.

98. Williams-Sonoma ( NYSE:WSM – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $3.

28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.40.

The business had revenue of $2.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.34 billion.

Williams-Sonoma had a return on equity of 51.56% and a net margin of 14.54%.

Williams-Sonoma’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $5.

44 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will post 8.

36 EPS for the current fiscal year. Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, May 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a $0.

66 dividend. This is an increase from Williams-Sonoma’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57.

This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.90%.

The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.30%.

Williams-Sonoma Profile ( Free Report ) 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. See Also Want to see what other hedge funds are holding WSM? Visit HoldingsChannel.

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