Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Rises Yet Lags Behind Market: Some Facts Worth Knowing

Williams-Sonoma (WSM) closed at $171.67 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.03% move from the prior day. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.41%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.65%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.18%.Heading into today, shares of the seller of cookware and home furnishings had gained 24.71% over the past month, outpacing the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 9.47% and the S&P 500's gain of 9% in that time.The upcoming earnings release of Williams-Sonoma will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be $1.75, reflecting a 14.22% decrease from the same quarter last year. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $1.67 billion, indicating a 0.56% upward movement from the same quarter last year.Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $8.48 per share and revenue of $7.69 billion, indicating changes of -3.53% and -0.34%, respectively, compared to the previous year.Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Williams-Sonoma. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the company's business operations and its ability to generate profits.Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.47% downward. Right now, Williams-Sonoma possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).Looking at valuation, Williams-Sonoma is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 20.24. This represents no noticeable deviation compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 20.24.It's also important to note that WSM currently trades at a PEG ratio of 2.79. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The average PEG ratio for the Retail - Home Furnishings industry stood at 2.34 at the close of the market yesterday.The Retail - Home Furnishings industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 203, which puts it in the bottom 18% of all 250+ industries.The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.Don’t Miss Out on These Stocks Before you make your next investing move, we have a free report that highlights the %%CTA_TEXT%% to buy.Our experts at Zacks Investment Research hand-selected these stocks for their eye-opening growth projections.Since 1988, our stock picks have more than doubled the S&P 500 with an average gain of +23.89% per year using the Zacks Rank stock-rating system.Register now to see the %%CTA_TEXT%%.7 best stocksWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks