Williams-Sonoma, Inc’s recently made public that its EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Howie Jeffrey unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.27 million on Feb 27 ’25. In the deal valued at $194.32 per share,1,408 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Howie Jeffrey now holds 46,388 shares worth roughly $7.9 million.
Then, Jeffrey Howie bought 1,408 shares, generating $279,249 in total proceeds.
Before that, ALBER LAURA sold 45,000 shares. Williams-Sonoma, Inc shares valued at $9,349,275 were divested by the PRESIDENT & CEO at a price of $207.76 per share. As a result of the transaction, ALBER LAURA now holds 944,666 shares, worth roughly $160.88 million.
UBS upgraded its Williams-Sonoma, Inc [WSM] rating to a Neutral from a a Sell in a research note published on March 20, 2025; the price target was increased to $165 from $140. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Telsey Advisory Group’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in mid March has reiterated a ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating for it. Telsey Advisory Group also remained covering WSM and reiterated its “an Outperform” recommendation on November 21, 2024. Wedbush revised its rating on October 30, 2024. It rated WSM as “a Neutral” which previously was an “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of WSM
On Monday, Williams-Sonoma, Inc [NYSE:WSM] saw its stock jump 4.06% to $170.30. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.69%. Williams-Sonoma, Inc shares have fallen nearly -8.04% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 15.44% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $219.98 was reached on 01/30/25, a 52-week low of $125.33 was recorded on 03/19/25. SMA at 50 days reached $196.16, while 200 days put it at $163.37.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For WSM Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 166.61, which if violated will result in even more drops to 162.93. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 172.53. A further resistance level may holdings at 174.77. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 39.61, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -7.87, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 51.43%. Stochastics %K at 39.03% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Williams-Sonoma, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Williams-Sonoma, Inc stocks on 2025-02-28, growing by 0.87 million shares to a total of 9.06 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 8.19 million shares. There was a rise of 9.58%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
