Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Williams-Sonoma, Inc shares valued at $628,448 were sold by Howie Jeffrey on Jun 02 ’25. At $157.11 per share, Howie Jeffrey sold 4,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 38,388 shares worth approximately $5.94 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, ALBER LAURA sold 30,000 shares, netting a total of over 4,929,943 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $164.33 each, the insider now holds 996,927 shares.
Before that, ALBER LAURA had added 45,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $7,394,528, the Officer bought Williams-Sonoma, Inc shares for $164.32 each.
As published in a research note from Barclays on May 19, 2025, Williams-Sonoma, Inc [WSM] has been rated up from an Underweight to an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $166. Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of April 25, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets has increased its “Sector weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for WSM. Earlier on April 07, 2025, Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for WSM stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing WSM Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Williams-Sonoma, Inc [NYSE: WSM] plunged -0.49% to $154.81. The stock’s lowest price that day was $152.9925, but it reached a high of $155.94 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.01%. Over the course of the year, Williams-Sonoma, Inc shares have dropped approximately -16.40%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Williams-Sonoma, Inc (WSM)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 41.76 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Williams-Sonoma, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Williams-Sonoma, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -0.19 million shares to 6.4 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 6.59 million shares. A decline of -2.94% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.29 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.29.
Which companies own the most shares of Williams-Sonoma, Inc (WSM)?
In terms of Williams-Sonoma, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 186 in the next 12 months, up nearly 19.55% from the previous closing price of $155.58. Analysts anticipate Williams-Sonoma, Inc stock to reach 195 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 166. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked Williams-Sonoma, Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On March 20, 2025, UBS assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $165.
