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Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

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<ul><li>The Williams Companies has demonstrated a strong blend of strategic ventures and consistent growth in its recent operational and financial performance.</li><li>On the operational front, The Williams Companies has successfully brought several key projects online, significantly increasing its infrastructure capacity.</li><li>Noteworthy accomplishments include the completion of transmission projects such as the Northwest Pipeline's Stanfield South project and multiple expansions within the Transco infrastructure, enhancing their daily natural gas capacity by nearly 200,000 dekatherms.</li></ul>

The Williams Companies has demonstrated a strong blend of strategic ventures and consistent growth in its recent operational and financial performance.On the operational front, The Williams Companies has successfully brought several key projects online, significantly increasing its infrastructure capacity.Noteworthy accomplishments include the completion of transmission projects such as the Northwest Pipeline's Stanfield South project and multiple expansions within the Transco infrastructure, enhancing their daily natural gas capacity by nearly 200,000 dekatherms.

Williams Companies Expands Its Transco Empire With New Capacity Opportunities; What Lies Ahead?

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<li>Eaton captures AI-driven energy demand at the point of consumption, benefiting directly from rising data-centre power intensity, strong order momentum, and diversified electrification exposure.</li>
<li>Quanta Services monetises the grid expansion required to deliver AI-related power demand, with a record multi-year backlog, and predictable cash flows providing structural downside protection and earnings visibility.</li>
<li>Together, Eaton and Quanta cover the full AI-energy stack, from grid delivery to data-centre power use, combining upside exposure with resilience and reduced concentration risk in 2026.</li>
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Eaton captures AI-driven energy demand at the point of consumption, benefiting directly from rising data-centre power intensity, strong order momentum, and diversified electrification exposure.
Quanta Services monetises the grid expansion required to deliver AI-related power demand, with a record multi-year backlog, and predictable cash flows providing structural downside protection and earnings visibility.
Together, Eaton and Quanta cover the full AI-energy stack, from grid delivery to data-centre power use, combining upside exposure with resilience and reduced concentration risk in 2026.


2026 High Conviction Idea - Capturing AI’s Energy Backbone: Eaton for Upside, Quanta for Defence

<ul><li>The Williams Companies recently reported robust second-quarter results for 2025, indicating continued strong demand across its extensive asset footprint.</li><li>Positives from the earnings report include the achievement of record summer demand on the Transco pipeline, demonstrating significant operational capacity to manage increased natural gas flow.</li><li>The company placed six major projects into service, showcasing effective project execution, often ahead of schedule and under budget.</li></ul>

The Williams Companies recently reported robust second-quarter results for 2025, indicating continued strong demand across its extensive asset footprint.Positives from the earnings report include the achievement of record summer demand on the Transco pipeline, demonstrating significant operational capacity to manage increased natural gas flow.The company placed six major projects into service, showcasing effective project execution, often ahead of schedule and under budget.

The Williams Companies Eyes LNG Boom – Can Massive Pipeline Expansions Power the Next Energy Surge?

<ul><li>The Williams Companies recently reported a robust first quarter of 2025, reflecting growth across several segments and a promising outlook further supported by strategic investments and developments.</li><li>The results demonstrate a mix of both strengths and challenges that investors may consider when formulating an investment thesis.</li><li>On the positive side, The Williams Companies experienced solid growth in adjusted EBITDA, reporting an increase of 3% from the same quarter last year, largely driven by its Transmission and Gulf segment.</li></ul>

The Williams Companies recently reported a robust first quarter of 2025, reflecting growth across several segments and a promising outlook further supported by strategic investments and developments.The results demonstrate a mix of both strengths and challenges that investors may consider when formulating an investment thesis.On the positive side, The Williams Companies experienced solid growth in adjusted EBITDA, reporting an increase of 3% from the same quarter last year, largely driven by its Transmission and Gulf segment.

Williams Companies Is Growing On Natural Gas Demand—Can Virginia and the Southeast Fuel a Boom?

<ul><li>The Williams Companies, a prominent player in the energy infrastructure sector, has recently reported its fourth quarter performance for 2024, showcasing a complex blend of achievements and challenges.</li><li>Positioned strategically within the natural gas infrastructure domain, the company is experiencing significant growth momentum, which is expected to carry over into 2025 and beyond.</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

The Williams Companies, a prominent player in the energy infrastructure sector, has recently reported its fourth quarter performance for 2024, showcasing a complex blend of achievements and challenges.Positioned strategically within the natural gas infrastructure domain, the company is experiencing significant growth momentum, which is expected to carry over into 2025 and beyond.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

The Williams Companies: How Does The Uncertainty In Data Center Energy Growth Due to DeepSeek's Efficiency Gains Impact Them?

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The Williams Companies, Inc. is an energy infrastructure company focused on connecting North America's hydrocarbon resource plays to growing markets for natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and olefins. The Company owns and operates midstream gathering and processing assets, and interstate natural gas pipelines.

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Williams Companies Expands Its Transco Empire With New Capacity Opportunities; What Lies Ahead?

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The Williams Companies Eyes LNG Boom – Can Massive Pipeline Expansions Power the Next Energy Surge?

The Williams Companies recently reported robust second-quarter results for 2025, indicating continued strong demand across its extensive asset...

Baptista Research

Williams Companies Is Growing On Natural Gas Demand—Can Virginia and the Southeast Fuel a Boom?

The Williams Companies recently reported a robust first quarter of 2025, reflecting growth across several segments and a promising outlook further...

Baptista Research

The Williams Companies: How Does The Uncertainty In Data Center Energy Growth Due to DeepSeek's Efficiency Gains Impact Them?

The Williams Companies, a prominent player in the energy infrastructure sector, has recently reported its fourth quarter performance for 2024,...

Baptista Research

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Williams Companies Expands Its Transco Empire With New Capacity Opportunities; What Lies Ahead?

The Williams Companies has demonstrated a strong blend of strategic ventures and consistent growth in its recent operational and financial...

Baptista Research

2026 High Conviction Idea - Capturing AI’s Energy Backbone: Eaton for Upside, Quanta for Defence

​Eaton and Quanta Services capitalize on AI-driven energy demand, covering grid expansion and data-center power use for diversified exposure and...

Mint Finance

The Williams Companies Eyes LNG Boom – Can Massive Pipeline Expansions Power the Next Energy Surge?

The Williams Companies recently reported robust second-quarter results for 2025, indicating continued strong demand across its extensive asset...

Baptista Research

Williams Companies Is Growing On Natural Gas Demand—Can Virginia and the Southeast Fuel a Boom?

The Williams Companies recently reported a robust first quarter of 2025, reflecting growth across several segments and a promising outlook further...

Baptista Research

The Williams Companies: How Does The Uncertainty In Data Center Energy Growth Due to DeepSeek's Efficiency Gains Impact Them?

The Williams Companies, a prominent player in the energy infrastructure sector, has recently reported its fourth quarter performance for 2024,...

Baptista Research

Eaton and Quanta Services capitalize on AI-driven energy demand, covering grid expansion and data-center power use for diversified exposure and...