Brian Low Financial Group LLC Purchases Shares of 4,667 Walmart Inc. $WMT

Key Points

• Brian Low Financial Group LLC has acquired 4,667 shares of Walmart Inc. valued at approximately $456,000 during the second quarter.
• Multiple hedge funds, including Brighton Jones LLC and GAMMA Investing LLC, have increased their positions in Walmart, indicating strong institutional interest.
• Walmart's shares recently opened at $106.22, with analysts forecasting a price target range of $111 to $125, reflecting positive growth expectations.

Brian Low Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 4,667 shares of the retailer's stock, valued at approximately $456,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 28.8% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,150 shares of the retailer's stock worth $8,868,000 after acquiring an additional 21,939 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Walmart by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,849 shares of the retailer's stock worth $800,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Walmart by 13.6% in the first quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC now owns 12,345 shares of the retailer's stock worth $1,084,000 after buying an additional 1,474 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake 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 acquiring an additional 11,018 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 10.6% during the 1st quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 7,582 shares of the retailer's stock worth $666,000 after acquiring an additional 725 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on WMT. Guggenheim reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $115.00 target price (up from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, August 18th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price target on shares of Walmart and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Piper Sandler reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $111.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Evercore ISI reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $111.00 target price (up previously from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Tuesday. Thirty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $113.07.

Walmart Price Performance

Shares of WMT stock opened at $106.22 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $102.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $98.61. Walmart Inc. has a 52-week low of $79.81 and a 52-week high of $109.57. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $846.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.93, a P/E/G ratio of 5.03 and a beta of 0.67.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,550 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.46, for a total transaction of $166,563.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 644,418 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $69,249,158.28. This trade represents a 0.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.75, for a total transaction of $431,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,044,455 shares of the company's stock, valued at $112,540,026.25. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 151,038 shares of company stock worth $15,525,280 over the last 90 days. 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.

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