Ceredex Value Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 254,702 shares of the retailer's stock, valued at approximately $22,360,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Operose Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 319.7% during the first quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 319 shares of the retailer's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 98.2% during the first quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. now owns 337 shares of the retailer's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd grew its holdings in Walmart by 432.4% during the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 362 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 294 shares during the period. EQ Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Walmart during the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Lipe & Dalton grew its holdings in Walmart by 95.2% during the first quarter. Lipe & Dalton now owns 410 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart
In other Walmart news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.30, for a total transaction of $216,260.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 626,118 shares of the company's stock, valued at $61,547,399.40. This trade represents a 0.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total value of $1,855,781.28. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,412,398 shares of the company's stock, valued at $421,737,000.84. This represents a 0.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 101,966 shares of company stock worth $9,858,673. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research analysts recently issued reports on WMT shares. Mizuho restated an "outperform" rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Walmart from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $110.00 price target (up previously from $108.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, August 18th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Walmart from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Finally, Tigress Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Walmart presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $110.07.
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Walmart Stock Down 0.7%
Walmart stock opened at $96.18 on Tuesday. Walmart Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.57 and a 1-year high of $105.30. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $98.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $95.49. The company has a market cap of $767.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.65 and a beta of 0.66.
Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.67 earnings per share. Walmart's quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Walmart Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.235 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a yield of 90.0%. Walmart's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.34%.
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Walmart Inc engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.
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