Williams-Sonoma Consensus Estimates Rise as Stock Draws Heavy Investor Search

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Williams-Sonoma has become one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com, with analysts raising their earnings estimates for the cookware and home furnishings retailer. The company is expected to post earnings of $2.16 per share for the current quarter, a year-over-year change of +10.2%, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has moved +1.1% over the last 30 days. For the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $9.51 points to a change of +7.6% from the prior year and has risen +1.3% over the last 30 days, while the next fiscal year's estimate of $10.49 indicates a change of +10.3% and has climbed +2.4% over the past month. On the revenue side, the consensus sales estimate of $1.99 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +5.4%, with the $8.23 billion and $8.62 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicating changes of +5.5% and +4.8%, respectively. Williams-Sonoma reported revenues of $1.96 billion in the last reported quarter, a year-over-year change of +6.7%, with EPS of $2.1 versus $2 a year ago, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.91 billion by +2.45% on revenue and by +2.44% on EPS. The stock carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) and a Zacks Value Style Score of D, indicating it trades at a premium to its peers.

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Analysts raised Williams-Sonoma's quarterly and fiscal-year earnings estimates, with the consensus EPS estimate up over the last 30 days.

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