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Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (WMB) Just Overtook the 200-Day Moving Average

Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (WMB) reached a significant support level, and could be a good pick for investors from a technical perspective. Recently, WMB broke through the 200-day moving average, which suggests a long-term bullish trend.

The 200-day simple moving average helps traders and analysts determine overall long-term market trends for stocks, commodities, indexes, and other financial instruments. The indicator moves higher or lower along with longer-term price moves, serving as a support or resistance level.

Shares of WMB have been moving higher over the past four weeks, up 7.7%. Plus, the company is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock, suggesting that WMB could be poised for a continued surge.

The bullish case only gets stronger once investors take into account WMB's positive earnings estimate revisions. There have been 4 higher compared to none lower for the current fiscal year, and the consensus estimate has moved up as well.

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Investors should think about putting WMB on their watchlist given the ultra-important technical indicator and positive move in earnings estimate revisions.

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