<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Hood River Capital Management LLC bought a new position in  Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 50,608 shares of the specialty retailer's stock, valued at approximately $8,268,000.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Williams-Sonoma</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>Will the S&amp;P 500 Rally in December? These 3 Signals Point to a Big Move Ahead</li></ul><p>A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in WSM. Maseco LLP bought a new position in  Williams-Sonoma in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000.  Vermillion &amp; White Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its position in  Williams-Sonoma by 130.8% during the 2nd quarter. Vermillion &amp; White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 180 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the period.  Quarry LP grew its stake in shares of  Williams-Sonoma by 99.0% in the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 199 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter.  Richardson Financial Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of  Williams-Sonoma during the second quarter valued at $48,000.  Finally, Cromwell Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of  Williams-Sonoma by 7,675.0% during the second quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 311 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 307 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own  99.29% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Williams-Sonoma Stock Performance</h2><p>Shares of NYSE:WSM opened at $179.31 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.73, a PEG ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.55. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has a 1-year low of $130.07 and a 1-year high of $219.98. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $187.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $183.72. </p><ul><li>Wall Street Loves Williams-Sonoma Right Now—Here’s Why the Stock Could Soar in 2026</li></ul><p>Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The specialty retailer reported $1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.86 billion. Williams-Sonoma had a return on equity of 53.10% and a net margin of 14.30%.The firm's revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.96 earnings per share.  On average, sell-side analysts expect that  Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will post 8.36 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Williams-Sonoma Announces Dividend</h2><p>The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 21st. Investors of record on Friday, October 17th were given a $0.66 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 17th. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Williams-Sonoma's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.04%. </p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><ul><li>Ride the Luxury Retail Wave with These 3 High-End Brand Stocks</li></ul><p>WSM has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings  reiterated a &#34;hold (c+)&#34; rating on shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $179.00 to $203.00 and gave the company a &#34;neutral&#34; rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada  set a $206.00 price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma and gave the company an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo &amp; Company upped their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, ten have issued  a Hold rating and one  has assigned  a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Williams-Sonoma currently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $199.00.</p><p><b>Read Our Latest Analysis on Williams-Sonoma</b></p><h2>Insider Buying and Selling</h2><p>In other Williams-Sonoma news, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 3,153 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.84, for a total transaction of $626,942.52. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 34,138 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,787,999.92. The trade was a 8.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Laura Alber sold 90,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.17, for a total transaction of $18,015,300.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 876,927 shares of the company's stock, valued at $175,534,477.59. This represents a 9.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 126,653 shares of company stock valued at $24,724,440. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders. </p><h2>About Williams-Sonoma</h2> (Free Report)<p>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.</p><h2>Featured Stories</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Williams-Sonoma</li><li>Insider Trades May Not Tell You What You Think</li><li>Top 5 Highest-Rated Dividend Stocks, According to MarketBeat</li><li>About the Markup Calculator</li><li>What Dollar Tree’s Surge and Home Depot’s Slide Say About Consumer Health</li><li>Industrial Products Stocks Investing </li><li>3 Stocks Most Likely to Split in 2026</li></ul><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPVdTTQ?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPVdTTQ"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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<p>Hood River Capital Management LLC acquired 50,608 shares of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. valued at $8.27 million during Q2. Analysts have mixed ratings on WSM, with a consensus price target of $199.00. The stock opened at $179.31, with a market cap of $21.41 billion. Williams-Sonoma reported Q3 EPS of $1.96, beating estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.66.</p>

Hood River Capital Management LLC Takes Position in Williams-Sonoma, Inc. $WSM