Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) is up 4.1% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.
Analysis: The move higher appears tied to Williams-Sonoma’s first-quarter results, which showed positive comparable brand revenue growth and earnings that suggested steady demand and disciplined cost control. Investors also appeared to respond to the company’s continued shareholder returns through repurchases and dividends.
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Sources:
Business Wire, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.
$WSM Insider Trading Activity
$WSM insiders have traded $WSM stock on the open market 35 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 35 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WSM stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- LAURA ALBER (PRESIDENT & CEO) has made 0 purchases and 20 sales selling 120,000 shares for an estimated $22,757,977.
- JEFFREY HOWIE (EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) has made 0 purchases and 12 sales selling 34,103 shares for an estimated $6,171,317.
- KARALYN YEAROUT (EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 3,034 shares for an estimated $593,724.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$WSM Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 404 institutional investors add shares of $WSM stock to their portfolio, and 548 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- ARISTOTLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added 2,009,032 shares (+22.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $366,306,804
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 740,395 shares (-60.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $132,227,143
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 607,741 shares (-98.1%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $110,809,416
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added 561,977 shares (+102.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $102,465,266
- VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC added 516,593 shares (+86.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $92,258,343
- NUVEEN, LLC removed 490,610 shares (-43.7%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $89,452,921
- NORGES BANK added 476,248 shares (+36.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $85,053,130
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
$WSM Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WSM in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- TD Cowen issued a "Buy" rating on 01/20/2026
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $WSM, check out Quiver Quantitative's $WSM forecast page.
$WSM Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WSM recently. We have seen 11 analysts offer price targets for $WSM in the last 6 months, with a median target of $200.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Steven Shemesh from RBC Capital set a target price of $191.0 on 05/18/2026
- Zachary Fadem from Wells Fargo set a target price of $185.0 on 05/14/2026
- Steven Zaccone from Citigroup set a target price of $200.0 on 05/12/2026
- Oliver Wintermantel from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $200.0 on 04/14/2026
- Kate McShane from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $218.0 on 04/13/2026
- Seth Sigman from Barclays set a target price of $186.0 on 03/20/2026
- Max Rakhlenko from TD Cowen set a target price of $225.0 on 03/19/2026
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
