Bell Investment Advisors Inc Has $49,000 Holdings in Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM)

Bell Investment Advisors Inc decreased its stake in Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) by 17.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 264 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 56 shares during the quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc’s holdings in Williams-Sonoma were worth $49,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WSM. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 32.9% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 6,112 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $947,000 after buying an additional 1,513 shares in the last quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Williams-Sonoma during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $214,000. CWA Asset Management Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Williams-Sonoma during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,421,000. Kerusso Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,660,000. Finally, Atria Investments Inc raised its holdings in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 239.1% in the third quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 2,560 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $397,000 after purchasing an additional 1,805 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.29% of the company’s stock.

Williams-Sonoma Trading Up 3.5 %

Shares of NYSE:WSM opened at $188.83 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $201.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $170.00. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has a 12-month low of $117.13 and a 12-month high of $219.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.33, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.82.

Williams-Sonoma Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th were given a $0.57 dividend. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 17th. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.98%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on WSM shares. Loop Capital boosted their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $145.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Williams-Sonoma to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Telsey Advisory Group raised their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $165.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Williams-Sonoma from $170.00 to $224.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Williams-Sonoma from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $173.28.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Williams-Sonoma news, CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 1,408 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.32, for a total value of $273,602.56. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 46,388 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,014,116.16. This trade represents a 2.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Laura Alber sold 45,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.76, for a total transaction of $9,349,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 944,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $196,263,808.16. This represents a 4.55 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Williams-Sonoma Company Profile

Williams-Sonoma, Inc operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home. It offers cooking, dining, and entertaining products, such as cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks under the Williams Sonoma Home brand, as well as home furnishings and decorative accessories under the Williams Sonoma lifestyle brand; and furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, and decorative accessories under the Pottery Barn brand.