4,256 Shares in Walmart Inc. $WMT Bought by Divergent Planning LLC

Key Points

• Divergent Planning LLC acquired 4,256 shares of Walmart Inc. ($WMT) valued at approximately $416,000 during the 2nd quarter.
• Walmart's CEO, C Douglas McMillon, sold 19,416 shares of the company's stock for over $1.85 million, representing a slight decrease in his ownership stake.
• Walmart reported $0.68 EPS for the last quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74, while revenue was $169.34 billion, up 4.8% year-over-year.

Divergent Planning LLC acquired a new stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,256 shares of the retailer's stock, valued at approximately $416,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Walmart by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. now owns 25,915 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $2,275,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Walmart by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,830 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $961,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Scott & Selber Inc. boosted its position in Walmart by 3.7% in the first quarter. Scott & Selber Inc. now owns 2,920 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $256,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 1.4% during the first quarter. Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,794 shares of the retailer's stock worth $684,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, RoundAngle Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 0.4% during the second quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC now owns 25,995 shares of the retailer's stock worth $2,542,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total value of $1,855,781.28. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,412,398 shares of the company's stock, valued at $421,737,000.84. The trade was a 0.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total value of $214,214.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 623,918 shares in the company, valued at approximately $60,750,895.66. The trade was a 0.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 147,038 shares of company stock valued at $14,869,054 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of WMT stock opened at $107.06 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $853.60 billion, a PE ratio of 40.25, a PEG ratio of 5.08 and a beta of 0.67. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $101.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $98.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23. Walmart Inc. has a one year low of $79.81 and a one year high of $109.57.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on WMT. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Wolfe Research started coverage on Walmart in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $129.00 target price for the company. DA Davidson set a $117.00 price target on Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $118.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $112.63.

Walmart Profile

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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