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title: "Williams Cos. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Williams Cos. (WMB) shares fell 2.52% to $73.24 on Wednesday, underperforming the broader market and its peers despite a positive trading session for major indices. The stock closed 8.54% below its 52-week high of $80.08. Trading volume was lower than the 50-day average."
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# Williams Cos. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Williams Cos. (WMB) slipped 2.52% to $73.24 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21% to 7,707.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.22% to 53,463.05.

Williams Cos. closed 8.54% short of its 52-week high of $80.08, which the company achieved on May 20th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) fell 1.35% to $38.12 and Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) fell 2.40% to $32.08.

Trading volume (5.4 M) remained 1.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 7.0 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 19, 2026.

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