In a filing, Williams-Sonoma, Inc revealed its EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Howie Jeffrey unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.13 million on Apr 22 ’25. In the deal valued at $141.69 per share,915 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Howie Jeffrey now holds 46,388 shares worth roughly $7.12 million.
Then, Jeffrey E. Howie bought 915 shares, generating $129,866 in total proceeds.
Before that, Yearout Karalyn sold 8,000 shares. Williams-Sonoma, Inc shares valued at $1,212,243 were divested by the EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER at a price of $151.53 per share. As a result of the transaction, Yearout Karalyn now holds 16,505 shares, worth roughly $2.53 million.
KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its Williams-Sonoma, Inc [WSM] rating to an Overweight from a a Sector weight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Robert W. Baird’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early April from “a Neutral” to “an Outperform”. UBS also remained covering WSM and has increased its forecast on March 20, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Sell” rating. Telsey Advisory Group maintained its rating on March 20, 2025. It rated WSM as “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of WSM
On Tuesday, Williams-Sonoma, Inc [NYSE:WSM] saw its stock jump 0.56% to $153.40. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 8.08%. Williams-Sonoma, Inc shares have fallen nearly -17.16% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 8.92% 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 04/04/25. SMA at 50 days reached $167.60, while 200 days put it at $163.65.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For WSM Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 151.52, which if violated will result in even more drops to 149.64. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 154.57. A further resistance level may holdings at 155.74. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 49.71, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 5.69, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 27.42%. Stochastics %K at 68.84% 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 2025-04-15, dropping by -2.54 million shares to a total of 6.73 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-14 was 9.27 million shares. There was a decline of -37.72%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on November 21, 2024 when Telsey Advisory Group resumed its ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $190.
