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Williams-Sonoma Inc (WSM) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for WSM, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 62/100 · S&P 500 fund at 67, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-25
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +8.4% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-25
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.61 · up 0.29 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-25
How it trades on rate days beta 0.96 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How WSM has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 0.96 — moves strongly with bonds for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Williams-Sonoma Inc moved 0.96% on average · correlation 0.27 · higher than 85% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 1.23 more rate-sensitive lately than over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −1.53% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days +0.36% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against Specialty Retail · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Specialty Retail · United States

This name carries no Closelooknet score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against WSM on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Williams-Sonoma Inc

WSM in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Williams-Sonoma runs a group of home-furnishing brands sold through stores, catalogues and online, including Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn and West Elm. It designs and markets kitchenware, furniture, decor and related goods for kitchens, dining rooms and living spaces across several price tiers. The company reaches customers in the United States and abroad through its own retail network and e-commerce sites. It is based in San Francisco.
Where it sits in the stack
Williams-Sonoma carries no seat in Rubin, our AI build-out index, so it sits outside that stack entirely. Inside our wider universe it belongs to the consumer cyclical sleeve, in the specialty retail part that covers home goods and furnishings rather than any layer of the AI supply chain.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no peer group set for this name, but the comparison the market draws most often is with RH, another multi-brand home-furnishings retailer competing for the same higher-spending household.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
Williams-Sonoma sits in the S&P 500 but carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our other Closelook indices. It does not yet carry a Closelooknet score, and the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far.
What the diary watches
Whether housing turnover and discretionary spending on home goods pick up, since that would test the recent analyst target raise against actual demand for its brands.

Williams-Sonoma Inc (WSM) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

The Street on this name 3 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Argus, 2026-09-02

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for WSM from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Argus — target 250 from 230 Target raised to $250 from $230 (+11.5% to spot) 2026-09-02
  • Price target JefferiesMember Login — target 275 Target set to $275 (+15.8% to spot) 2026-08-26
  • Price target RBC Capital — target 260 from 192 Target raised to $260 from $192 (+7% to spot) 2026-08-14

3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.22%, quarterly · last 0.76 USD on 2026-07-17

Dividends and capital return

What WSM pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 2.84 USD per share · a 1.22% yield on the 2026-09-25 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-25
  • Change on the year +15.4% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 2.46 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.76 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-07-17
  • By calendar year 2024: 1.14 USD (partial) · 2025: 2.55 USD · 2026: 2.18 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2024-07-19

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-26

Quick answers

What is Williams-Sonoma Inc (WSM)?

Williams-Sonoma Inc trades as WSM on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-26.

Is WSM in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — Williams-Sonoma Inc is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-09-26.

Where does WSM trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -0.4% vs the 50-day and +11.9% vs the 200-day average, 9% below the 52-week high and +40.1% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 71 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-25 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does Williams-Sonoma Inc trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Williams-Sonoma Inc had a beta of 0.96 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it moves strongly with bonds, higher than 85% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −1.53% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What does Williams-Sonoma Inc do?

Williams-Sonoma runs a group of home-furnishing brands sold through stores, catalogues and online, including Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn and West Elm. It designs and markets kitchenware, furniture, decor and related goods for kitchens, dining rooms and living spaces across several price tiers. The company reaches customers in the United States and abroad through its own retail network and e-commerce sites. The diary has no peer group set for this name, but the comparison the market draws most often is with RH, another multi-brand home-furnishings retailer competing for the same higher-spending household.

Where does Williams-Sonoma Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Williams-Sonoma carries no seat in Rubin, our AI build-out index, so it sits outside that stack entirely. Inside our wider universe it belongs to the consumer cyclical sleeve, in the specialty retail part that covers home goods and furnishings rather than any layer of the AI supply chain. Williams-Sonoma sits in the S&P 500 but carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our other Closelook indices. It does not yet carry a Closelooknet score, and the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far.

Does Williams-Sonoma Inc pay a dividend?

Williams-Sonoma Inc has paid 2.84 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 1.22% on the 2026-09-25 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.76 USD on 2026-07-17. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Williams-Sonoma Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Williams-Sonoma Inc on the Closelooknet wire is a price target by Argus on 2026-09-02 (target 250 from 230). 3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for WSM, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

then Specialty Retail. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.