Arista Wealth Management LLC Buys 12,115 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Key Points

• Arista Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Walmart Inc. by 132.3% during Q2, owning a total of 21,275 shares valued at $2,080,000.
• Walmart's recent earnings report revealed EPS of $0.68, which missed the consensus estimate by $0.06, with revenues of $169.34 billion, below the expected $174.02 billion.
• Wall Street analysts have issued a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Walmart, with a current average target price of $112.63.

Arista Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 132.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,275 shares of the retailer's stock after purchasing an additional 12,115 shares during the period. Arista Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Walmart were worth $2,080,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WMT. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in Walmart by 28.8% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,150 shares of the retailer's stock worth $8,868,000 after purchasing an additional 21,939 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Walmart by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,849 shares of the retailer's stock worth $800,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Walmart by 13.6% in the 1st quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC now owns 12,345 shares of the retailer's stock worth $1,084,000 after purchasing an additional 1,474 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Walmart by 13.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 90,440 shares of the retailer's stock worth $7,940,000 after purchasing an additional 11,018 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PUREfi Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Walmart by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC now owns 26,683 shares of the retailer's stock worth $2,343,000 after purchasing an additional 823 shares in the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on WMT. Wolfe Research began coverage on Walmart in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $129.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price objective on Walmart and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Thirty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $112.63.

Walmart Stock Performance

NYSE WMT opened at $106.30 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $847.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.96, a P/E/G ratio of 5.14 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.79. The business's 50 day moving average price is $101.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $97.73. Walmart Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $79.81 and a fifty-two week high of $109.58.

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). The company had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.67 EPS. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total transaction of $214,214.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 623,918 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $60,750,895.66. The trade was a 0.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the company'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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,412,398 shares in the company, valued at $421,737,000.84. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 136,363 shares of company stock worth $13,668,438. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Walmart Company 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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