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Company snapshot — Williams Companies Inc

WMB in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Williams Companies operates natural gas pipelines and processing plants across the United States, moving gas from wells to utilities, power plants and export terminals. It runs interstate pipelines such as Transco and gathering-and-processing systems in shale regions including the Marcellus, Utica, Haynesville and Permian, and also markets and stores gas and natural gas liquids. It is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and has operated pipeline networks for over a century.
Where it sits in the stack
Williams sits outside the AI build-out stack; it belongs to the energy sector, in the oil-and-gas midstream sleeve of our universe, where its business is transporting and processing gas rather than serving compute demand.
Who it is priced against
No peer group is set for this name; the comparison the market draws is with other large US midstream operators such as Kinder Morgan.
Why Closelook tracks it
Williams carries a seat in the S&P 500 but has no Rubin or Halo index seat and no Closelook score yet; the diary has not quoted it in an edition so far.
What the diary watches
Whether pipeline and processing volumes across its shale regions hold up as gas demand shifts with power and export markets.

Williams Companies Inc (WMB) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for WMB, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 3 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Scotiabank, 2026-09-10

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for WMB from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Scotiabank — target 85 from 86 Target cut to $85 from $86 (+15.6% to spot) 2026-09-10
  • Price target Morgan Stanley — target 103 Target set to $103 (+44.9% to spot) 2026-08-26
  • Price target Morgan Stanley — target 103 from 99 Target raised to $103 from $99 (+36.4% to spot) 2026-08-18

3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Oil & Gas Midstream · United States · 7 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Oil & Gas Midstream · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against WMB on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 2.88%, quarterly · last 0.53 USD on 2026-09-11

Dividends and capital return

What WMB pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 2.08 USD per share · a 2.88% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +5.1% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.98 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.53 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-11
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.45 USD (partial) · 2024: 1.90 USD · 2025: 2.00 USD · 2026: 1.58 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-12-07

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Williams Companies Inc (WMB)?

Williams Companies Inc trades as WMB on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is WMB in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Williams Companies Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does WMB trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -1.2% vs the 50-day and +2.2% vs the 200-day average, 10% below the 52-week high and +30.2% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Williams Companies Inc do?

Williams Companies operates natural gas pipelines and processing plants across the United States, moving gas from wells to utilities, power plants and export terminals. It runs interstate pipelines such as Transco and gathering-and-processing systems in shale regions including the Marcellus, Utica, Haynesville and Permian, and also markets and stores gas and natural gas liquids. It is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and has operated pipeline networks for over a century. No peer group is set for this name; the comparison the market draws is with other large US midstream operators such as Kinder Morgan.

Where does Williams Companies Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Williams sits outside the AI build-out stack; it belongs to the energy sector, in the oil-and-gas midstream sleeve of our universe, where its business is transporting and processing gas rather than serving compute demand. Williams carries a seat in the S&P 500 but has no Rubin or Halo index seat and no Closelook score yet; the diary has not quoted it in an edition so far.

Does Williams Companies Inc pay a dividend?

Williams Companies Inc has paid 2.08 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 2.88% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.53 USD on 2026-09-11. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Williams Companies Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Williams Companies Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Scotiabank on 2026-09-10 (target 85 from 86). 3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for WMB, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Oil & Gas Midstream, then Energy. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.