A Look at Williams Companies’ Price Forecast amid Uncertainty

Williams Companies’ (WMB) 30-day implied volatility was 22.8% as of June 14, 2017. Peers Energy Transfer Equity (ETE), ONEOK (OKE), and Kinder Morgan (KMI) had implied volatility of 32.5%, 22.6%, and 20.1%, respectively, as of June 14. In comparison, the Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) has implied volatility of 17.5%.

Assuming a normal distribution of prices and using a standard deviation of one, we can forecast that Williams Companies may trade in the range of $27.88–$29.70 in the next seven days. The stock price is expected to be within this range 68% of the time.