On Monday, Williams Companies stock got an upgrade for its IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating from 94 to 96.
The new score tells you the company is now outperforming 96% of all stocks in terms of the most important fundamental and technical stock-picking criteria. The best stocks tend to have a 95 or better grade as they start a significant move so be sure to keep that in mind when looking for the best stocks to buy and watch.
Williams Cos is currently forming a double-bottom pattern, with a 35.89 entry. See if the stock can break out in heavy trade at least 40% higher than normal.
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The oil & gas stock earns a 98 EPS Rating, which means its recent quarterly and longer-term annual earnings growth tops 98% of all stocks.
Its Accumulation/Distribution Rating of C shows a roughly equal amount of buying and selling by institutional investors over the last 13 weeks.
Williams Co Scores Double-Digit Earnings Growth
In Q3, the company posted 37% earnings-per-share growth. Top line growth climbed 22%, up from 9% in the prior report. The company has now posted accelerating growth in each of the last two reports.
Williams Companies stock holds the No. 14 rank among its peers in the Oil & Gas-Integrated industry group. Equinor ADR, Marathon Oil and ExxonMobil are among the top 5 highly-rated stocks within the group.
