Williams-Sonoma (WSM)

34.15 -0.76  -2.18%  Jun 01, 8:00PM Go Pro
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Williams-Sonoma Beta: 1.697

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WSM Beta Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 0.7853 Jul 2007
Maximum 1.887 Apr 2010
Average 1.609

About Beta 60 Month

YCharts calculates the 60 month market beta by regressing stock returns less the risk free rate of returns on the market returns less the risk free rate of return (Market returns come from the S&P 500 Total Returns Index (SPXTR), and the risk free rate is the 4 Week Average T-Bill (Monthly). There must be a minimum of 36 months of stock returns for a company to have its beta calculated.

Beta is a measure of the risk of a stock when it is included in a well-diversified portfolio.

In financial theory, the Capital Asset Pricing Model breaks down expected stock returns into two components. The first is the return that would be expected based on covariance with the movements of the market (for most stocks, when the market as a whole goes up, the price of the stock will also go up). The second part is the increase in the price of a stock that is not explained by the market. The first part - covariance with the market - is what Beta captures.

When Beta is positive, the stock price tends to move in the same direction as the market, and the magnitude of Beta tells by how much. If a stock's Beta is greater than 1, that means that when the market index goes up 1%, we expect the stock will go up by more than 1%. On the contrary, if the market goes down by 1%, we expect the stock to go down by more than 1%. Negative Betas, while rare, signify a negative correlation. When the market goes up, we would expect the stock price to go down.

For readers with a background in regression analysis, Beta is the slope of the linear regression shown in the formula below, where Returns are the return on an individual stock or portfolio, Rf is the risk free rate, RMarket is the return on a market portfolio, and e is an error term.
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WSM News

Today's consumer stock weakness concentrated in companies showing healthy sales gth: signs folks selling winners now $LTD $WSM $JWN $COH $EL
about 3 days ago by retail_guru
Pier 1, Bed Bath strength shows benefits from Linens demise on sales, margins have lasted much longer than most forecast $PIR $WSM $BBBY
about 3 days ago by retail_guru
Following Sonoma, Pier 1 reports another strong Q comp +7.2%. Home furnishings benefiting from pent-up demand, consolidation $PIR $WSM $BBBY
about 3 days ago by retail_guru
Boom! Victoria's Secret May comps jump 9%, 29th consecutive month of 7%+ comps. That's called D-O-M-I-N-A-N-C-E $$ $LTD $JWN $WSM
about 3 days ago by retail_guru
Healthy sales at Macy's, Zumiez suggest May was another solid month for US #retail sales. Some relief after April's slowing. $LTD $JWN $WSM
about 3 days ago by retail_guru
I'll bet a lot of people don't even realize that $WSM owns Pottery Barn. Very different asset than just Williams-Sonoma.
about 4 days ago by bradloncar
$WSM flying
about 5 days ago by roadkingtrdr
Benzinga's Top Upgrades
May 29, 7:30AM Benzinga
Despite high cylicality, players like Signet, Bed Bath & Sonoma are still building sales & margin on peer failures 2-3 years ago $BBBY $WSM
about 10 days ago by retail_guru
$WSM under the radar today
about 11 days ago by roadkingtrdr
Williams-Sonoma: Q1 Earnings Top Forecast
May 22, 11:30AM Investor Place
Pottery Barn Kids sales hurt by lack of furniture stock, which also impacted related soft furnishings. Relatively high quality problem $WSM
about 11 days ago by retail_guru
$WSM Mentioned more than normal on StockTwits - Currently at 7 x average daily social activity
about 11 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
Unlike most US #retail, Sonoma comp accelerated as Q progressed. Weather pulled-forward sales don't appear to be a factor here $WSM $BBBY
about 11 days ago by retail_guru
10:05 Stocks In-Play according to average daily volume. $HFC $URBN $CBE $SHAW $WSM $ALXN $HCA $TSLA
about 12 days ago by jordar411
Listen to $WSM Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 10:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3vxR
about 12 days ago by earningscast
$WSM 200 Day SMA Cross - Price crossed below 200 day SMA (36.0023). Confirmed by volume.
about 12 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
$WSM 200 Day SMA Cross - Price crossed above 200 day SMA (36.0023). Confirmed by volume.
about 12 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
Earnings Roundup
May 22, 8:37AM Benzinga
Sonoma has delivered 5.4% Q1 comps on top of 9% last year (its toughest compare). Most strength in big ticket furniture $WSM $PIR $BBBY $$
about 12 days ago by retail_guru
Sonoma outlook raised, adds 5¢ at bottom end of guidance range & 2¢ at top-end after a 2¢ beat $WSM
about 12 days ago by retail_guru
Sonoma doesn't receive much street love despite consistent eps, enviable e-commerce platform. May not change today but stock is cheap $WSM
about 12 days ago by retail_guru
Market will likely continue to nitpick Williams Sonoma cookshop comps, fearful of Amazon ignoring top & bottomline progress $WSM $BBBY $AMZN
about 12 days ago by retail_guru
Williams Sonoma store comps improve sharply, margins better than expected despite web investment. Furnishings remain strong $WSM $BBBY $PIR
about 12 days ago by retail_guru
$WSM Inv up 10% Margins off not a $TPX but nothing to shout about here
about 12 days ago by EarningsJobber
http://stks.co/3vb1 Earnings before market open: $AZO, $BBY, $CIS, $CBRL, $DSW, $EXPR, $MDT, $NKA, $RL, $WSM
about 12 days ago by freefdawatchlistcom
@OptionsHawk $WSM 8.5% implied move up or down insiders selling 37-38
about 12 days ago by godspeed
Why Williams-Sonoma Is Good for Mitt Romney
Apr 05, 2:57PM The Daily Ticker

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