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Major Shareholders Cashing Williams-Sonoma’s Stock in Q3

December 31 2011 Tweet Email This

Insiders are generally long-term investors due to restriction in making short-term profits. In contrast, wealth management institutions always have short-term investment. Wall St. Watchdog reveals information regarding the insiders and institutions which recently decreased stock shares of Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE:WSM).

SEC data indicate that these institutions significantly reduced their stock shares of Williams-Sonoma Inc. in Q3 2011:

SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP: On 06/30/2011, held 773,461 shares, worth $27,976,084. On 09/30/2011, held 0 shares.

OXFORD ASSET MANAGEMENT: On 06/30/2011, held 270,239 shares, worth $9,774,545. On 09/30/2011, held 0 shares.

MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORP: On 06/30/2011, held 221,530 shares, worth $8,012,740. On 09/30/2011, held 0 shares.

BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC: On 06/30/2011, held 200,000 shares, worth $7,234,000. On 09/30/2011, held 0 shares.

OMERS ADMINISTRATION CORP: On 06/30/2011, held 168,900 shares, worth $6,109,113. On 09/30/2011, held 0 shares.

About the company: Williams-Sonoma, Inc. retails cooking and serving equipment, home furnishings, and home accessories through retail stores and mail order catalogs. The Company offers its merchandise under the Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, and Chambers concepts.

Competitors to Watch: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY), Pier one Imports, Inc. (NYSE:PIR), Kirkland’s, Inc. (NASDAQ:KIRK), Cost Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPWM), Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (NYSE:HVT), Italtile Limited (NYSE:ITE), Target (NYSE:TGT), Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), Sears Holdings (NASDAQ:SHLD), Home Depot (NYSE:HD), Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW), Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and Costco (NASDAQ:COST).