Ally Financial Inc. Takes Position in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Key Points

• Ally Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Walmart Inc., purchasing 24,000 shares valued at approximately $2.1 million.
• Walmart's quarterly earnings report revealed an EPS of $0.68, missing analysts' expectations of $0.74, while the company projected future earnings between 0.580-0.600 EPS for Q3 2026.
• The company recently announced a $0.235 dividend to be paid on September 2nd, contributing to a current dividend yield of 90%.

Ally Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 24,000 shares of the retailer's stock, valued at approximately $2,107,000.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Full Sail Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Walmart by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Full Sail Capital LLC now owns 8,702 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $786,000 after buying an additional 541 shares during the last quarter. Leslie Global Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Walmart by 22.0% in the fourth quarter. Leslie Global Wealth LLC now owns 3,154 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $285,000 after buying an additional 568 shares during the last quarter. Monument Capital Management raised its position in shares of Walmart by 94.2% in the first quarter. Monument Capital Management now owns 55,004 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $4,829,000 after buying an additional 26,685 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Walmart by 11.8% in the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 7,959,752 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $698,787,000 after buying an additional 838,689 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Milestone Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Walmart by 156.7% in the first quarter. Milestone Asset Management LLC now owns 54,659 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $4,799,000 after buying an additional 33,370 shares during the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Walmart Price Performance

Shares of WMT opened at $96.8190 on Friday. Walmart Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.01 and a 1-year high of $105.30. The stock has a market cap of $772.66 billion, a PE ratio of 36.40, a P/E/G ratio of 4.70 and a beta of 0.66. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $97.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.22.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.06). Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The company had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share. Walmart's revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. 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, analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

Walmart Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 18th will be paid a $0.235 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 90.0%. Walmart's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.14, for a total value of $1,248,712.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 932,313 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $88,700,258.82. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.24, for a total transaction of $380,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,060,455 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $100,997,734.20. The trade was a 0.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 88,841 shares of company stock worth $8,565,205. 0.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on WMT shares. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $106.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of Walmart from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Walmart from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Evercore ISI restated an "outperform" rating and set a $110.00 price objective (up from $108.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Monday, August 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Walmart has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $110.07.

About Walmart

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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