Barclays Reinstates Williams Companies (WMB) at Overweight

Barclays analyst Theresa Chen reinstates coverage on Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) with a Overweight rating and a price target of $82.00.

The analyst comments: “WMB's push into BTM power has materially augmented the company's earnings growth trajectory relative to midstream peers (11%+ CAGR, 2025-2030), layering quick-cycle, high-returning projects onto an already attractive transmission franchise.

Following the successful startup of Socrates this summer, we think the next key proof point will be WMB's ability to sanction larger-scale, longer-duration projects with a broader set of hyperscaler customers. With 1-2 incremental project FIDs on track to materialize by year end, supported by proceeds from the Power Innovation financing JV, we see growing evidence that WMB's nascent BTM platform can become an increasingly durable contributor to long-term earnings growth.

At the same time, we see enduring value in WMB's core transmission footprint, which remains poised to benefit from robust gas infrastructure demand growth, driven by LNG exports, power demand, and more. Across Transco in particular, we expect WMB to continue to execute on brownfield expansion opportunities at attractive returns even as competition intensifies across key demand centers including the Southeast.

While WMB's premium valuation relative to midstream peers likely already reflects much of the strength embedded within its transmission platform, we think Power Innovation introduces a potential source of incremental upside that could drive the stock higher from here, depending on execution.”

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Shares of Williams Companies closed at $67.97 yesterday.

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