Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super Sells 32,935 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Key Points

• Aware Super Pty Ltd reduced its stake in Walmart Inc. by 5.9%, selling 32,935 shares and owning 524,639 shares valued at approximately $51.3 million as per its recent SEC filing.
• Walmart's stock is currently priced at $106.30, with a market capitalization of $847.51 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.96.
• Walmart missed earnings estimates for the last quarter, reporting $0.68 EPS against a forecast of $0.74 EPS, despite a 4.8% year-over-year revenue increase.

Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super lessened its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 5.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 524,639 shares of the retailer's stock after selling 32,935 shares during the period. Walmart comprises about 0.8% of Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super's holdings, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super's holdings in Walmart were worth $51,299,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. lifted its stake in shares of Walmart by 7.0% in the 2nd quarter. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. now owns 56,140 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $5,489,000 after acquiring an additional 3,696 shares during the last quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management lifted its stake in shares of Walmart by 34.6% in the 1st quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 38,213 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $3,355,000 after acquiring an additional 9,831 shares during the last quarter. Ally Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Walmart in the 1st quarter valued at about $2,107,000. Night Squared LP bought a new position in Walmart during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,052,000. Finally, Monument Capital Management raised its position in Walmart by 94.2% during the 1st quarter. Monument Capital Management now owns 55,004 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $4,829,000 after purchasing an additional 26,685 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Walmart Stock Down 2.5%

WMT stock opened at $106.30 on Friday. Walmart Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $79.81 and a fifty-two week high of $109.58. The business's 50 day moving average price is $101.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.73. 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 company has a market capitalization of $847.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.14 and a beta of 0.67.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last posted its 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 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 analysts' expectations of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.67 EPS. The firm'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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on WMT shares. Oppenheimer upped their price target on Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. DA Davidson set a $117.00 price target on Walmart in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Evercore ISI reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $110.00 price target (up previously from $108.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Walmart currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $112.63.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.21, for a total value of $2,003,925.36. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 4,373,576 shares in the company, valued at $451,396,778.96. This represents a 0.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.74, for a total value of $1,361,587.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 906,064 shares in the company, valued at $93,995,079.36. The trade was a 1.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 136,363 shares of company stock worth $13,668,438 over the last three months. Corporate 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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