Baugh & Associates LLC Sells 4,809 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Key Points

• Baugh & Associates LLC reduced its stake in Walmart Inc. by 4.8%, selling 4,809 shares and now holding 95,934 shares, valued at $8.73 million as of the latest SEC filing.
• The retailer's recent earnings report showed an EPS of $0.68, missing estimates by $0.06, with revenue of $169.34 billion compared to expectations of $174.02 billion.
• Walmart's stock has a market capitalization of approximately $816.42 billion, with analysts giving it an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $112.03.

Baugh & Associates LLC reduced its stake in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 95,934 shares of the retailer's stock after selling 4,809 shares during the period. Walmart makes up approximately 4.5% of Baugh & Associates LLC's holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Baugh & Associates LLC's holdings in Walmart were worth $8,729,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of WMT. Operose Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Walmart by 319.7% in the first quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 319 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 243 shares during the period. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. boosted its stake in Walmart by 98.2% in the 1st quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. now owns 337 shares of the retailer's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the period. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 432.4% during the 1st quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 362 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. EQ Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Walmart in the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Lipe & Dalton lifted its position in Walmart by 95.2% in 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 last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Walmart Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WMT traded down $1.20 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $102.40. 34,721,159 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 16,199,768. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The company's 50-day moving average is $99.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.64. Walmart Inc. has a 1 year low of $78.11 and a 1 year high of $106.11. The company has a market capitalization of $816.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.50, a PEG ratio of 4.82 and a beta of 0.65.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 EPS 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. The firm'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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on WMT shares. Mizuho reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Tigress Financial raised their price target on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Telsey Advisory Group upped their price objective on shares of Walmart from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $112.03.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the company'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 directly owned 623,918 shares of the company's stock, valued at $60,750,895.66. This represents a 0.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.97, for a total value of $1,863,353.52. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 4,392,985 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $421,594,770.45. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 134,107 shares of company stock worth $13,183,727 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

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.